The heart rate of a subject can be measured on a regular basis during the subject's daily performance without causing the subject to take trouble to wear a special device or to feel bothersome to keep wearing a special device. A heart rate measurement system includes an intraoral electrode, a hand electrode, and a detection unit. The intraoral electrode is installed in a head portion with implanted brush hair of a toothbrush and comes into contact with an intraoral region of the subject. The hand electrode is installed in a grip of the toothbrush and comes into contact with the subject's hand. The detection unit detects the subject's heart rate. Based on signals from the intraoral electrode and hand electrode, the detection unit derives a potential difference between the intraoral region and the hand and, based on the potential difference, collects heart rate data on the subject.

Provided is an exercise load control device including: a patient information input unit configured to input patient information which indicates whether a patient using an exercise therapy apparatus is an atrial fibrillation patient; a heart rate information acquisition unit configured to acquire heart rate information which indicates a heart rate of the patient using the exercise therapy apparatus; and a load control unit configured to control a magnitude of a load to be applied by the exercise therapy apparatus to the patient, based on the patient information input by the patient information input unit and the heart rate information acquired by the heart rate information acquisition unit.

An apparatus for measuring work performed by a subject in a magnetic resonance imaging device is provided which includes an actuating bar, an elastomer band positioned inside the actuating bar, a tower and roller bearing, and a pivot base supporting the actuating bar, the elastomer band positioned inside the actuating bar, and the tower and roller bearing. A force-sensing instrument for use in a magnetic resonance imaging device is provided, which includes a strain gauge cemented to a surface of an actuating device that is operable in a magnetic resonance imaging device. A surface coil holder having four degrees of freedom is provided. The surface coil holder is capable of being attached to a scanner table of an exercise apparatus. The surface coil holder includes a coil cradled in the coil holder and secured by hook and loop strips.

An exercise assistance system that supports a user and acquires basic information. There is provided an exercise assistance system including an acquisition section that acquires measurement data including at least one of biological information and activity information of a user, a determination section that determines whether measurement period of the measurement data satisfies a predetermined condition, and a processing section that calculates basic habit information and basic physical strength information based on the measurement data in a case where the determination section satisfies the predetermined condition, and generates first information to notify the user based on the measurement data in a case where the determination section does not satisfy the predetermined condition.

The present invention relates to a method for providing an exercise test service, a terminal device for the same, and a server device, and the method comprises the steps of: receiving an input of a test result value measured by performing, by an examinee, a test of predetermined conditions; calculating at least one diagnosis reference value, which indicates the cardiopulmonary capacity of the examinee, by using the inputted test result value; and sorting the examinee into one of a plurality of groups on the basis of at least one calculated diagnosis reference value, and providing information on an exercise program corresponding to the corresponding group.

A muscle assessment protocol can include: attaching one or more surface electromyometry (sEMG) sensors to the skin of a subject to be operably coupled with one or more muscles; operably coupling the one or more sEMG sensors to a computing system; performing the predetermined muscle activity of a muscle assessment protocol that includes a controlled activity training protocol; monitoring/recording sEMG data of the one or more muscles during the predetermined muscle activity; and providing the sEMG data to the subject such that the subject can improve muscle performance for the predetermined muscle activity by using the sEMG data. The muscle activity includes static or dynamic muscle use. The predetermined muscle activity can be provided to the subject by the computing system. System means for performing the muscle assessment protocol is also disclosed.

A universal sensor pod provides a native sensing function during a first mode of operation and a secondary sensing function during a second mode of operation. The universal sensor pod may transition from the native sensing function to the secondary sensing function upon detecting that a sensor capable of the secondary sensing function is connected to the universal sensor pod via a smart connector. The universal sensor pod may continue one or more native sensing functions along with the secondary sensing function upon detecting that a sensor capable of the secondary sensing function is connected to the universal sensor pod via a smart connector. A code embedded within the smart connector is transmitted to a processor contained within the universal sensor pod and in response, the processor executes a firmware application that is tailored to the secondary sensing function code in response to receiving the code.

The invention pertains to the establishment, implementation and management of a personalized information system pertinent to a user's general health, wellness and/or sport performance. A set of portable device with calorimetric, metabolic sensing, computing and communication capabilities are used for real-time measurement and display as well as long-term logging of highly accurate information about a user's metabolic state. In an aspect, the invention comprises a portable and hand-held indirect calorimetric device with the capacity to obtain the metabolic parameters of a subject by analyzing the composition of both inspired air and/or expired air of the user.

An earpiece monitor configured to be worn by a subject includes a battery, an earpiece fitting configured to be inserted within an ear canal of an ear of the subject, a reflective pulse oximeter configured to measure pulse rate and pulse intensity of the subject, a motion sensor configured to monitor footsteps and head motion of the subject, a digital memory for storing at least one algorithm, and a processor configured to process signals from the reflective pulse oximeter and the motion sensor using the at least one algorithm to generate as assessment of a health state of the subject. The earpiece fitting is configured to transmit sound to the inner ear or eardrum of the subject. The assessment of the health state of the subject may include an assessment of subject physiological stress and/or an assessment of overall subject health.

An apparatus adapted to be worn at or near at least one ear of a subject includes a battery, a reflective pulse oximeter, a motion sensor, an analog-to-digital convertor configured to convert analog signals from the reflective pulse oximeter and the motion sensor into digitized information, a speaker, a digital memory device configured to store at least one algorithm for signal processing, a transceiver, and a signal processor. The signal processor is configured to process data from the reflective pulse oximeter to monitor cardiopulmonary functioning of the subject, process data from the motion sensor to monitor head and body motion, execute the at least one algorithm for assessing a health state of a subject, poll the reflective pulse oximeter and the motion sensor at certain time intervals to extend life of the battery, and process digital audio information into analog sounds to be presented to the subject via the speaker.