A respiratory treatment device comprising at least one chamber, a chamber inlet configured to receive exhaled air into the at least one chamber, at least one chamber outlet configured to permit exhaled air to exit the at least one chamber, and an exhalation flow path defined between the chamber inlet and the at least one chamber outlet. A restrictor member positioned in the exhalation flow path is moveable between a closed position, where a flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path is restricted, and an open position, where the flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path is less restricted. A vane in fluid communication with the exhalation flow path is operatively connected to the restrictor member and is configured to reciprocate between a first position and a second position in response to the flow of exhaled air along the exhalation flow path.

An exercise apparatus comprising: a foot support, a user interface that includes a visual display, the foot support being movable by the user on the frame back and forth through any one of a plurality of complete, reproducible and different arc segments of a master arcuate path, the foot support being interconnected to a selection device that enables the user to select any one of the plurality of arc segments, one or more detectors adapted to detect one or more of force, energy or power exerted by the user over time on the foot support or distance or velocity of travel of the foot support or resistance assembly during the course of the user's performance of all or a portion of an exercise cycle, the visual display displaying a visually recognizable format of one or more of the force, energy, power, distance, time or velocity.

Disclosed herein are various fitness garments adapted to have one or more exercise devices affixed thereto. The fitness garments include a wearable portion removably affixed to a body of a user and at least one exercise device removably affixed to the wearable portion or housed within a recess of the wearable portion. The one or more exercise devices include a chamber including an inner side surface separating opposing inner top and bottom surfaces, a solid moveable material disposed within the chamber and configured to move in alternating first and second directions along an axis thereof, and a resilient member between the bottom surface and the solid moveable material, the resilient member configured to delay movement of the solid moveable material when the solid moveable material moves toward the bottom surface.

A respiratory muscle strengthening device includes: a mouthpiece unit; a pressure unit coupled to one side of the mouthpiece unit to control air inhaled from the outside. The mouthpiece unit includes: a mouthpiece body inserted into the mouth of a user; a mouthpiece connector of which one end is coupled to an end of the mouthpiece body and the other end surrounds at least a portion of the pressure unit to fix the pressure unit; and a pressure unit cap formed to surround at least a portion of the pressure unit.

Provided is an instrument capable of promoting muscle stretching and increasing a range of motion of a joint. The instrument according to the present invention includes: a main body portion; a pressing portion that is provided to protrude from the main body portion, and a vibration applying unit that generates vibration, in which by grasping the main body portion with one hand, the pressing portion is configured to be brought into contact with skin on a Pacinian corpuscle present in the palm to press the Pacinian corpuscle while transmitting vibration to the Pacinian corpuscle, and the pressing portion can accurately be brought into contact with the Pacinian corpuscle to apply an appropriate pressure to the Pacinian corpuscle.

The invention relates to a method, in particular a computer implemented method, of controlling a force, displacement, and/or resistance generator of an exercise apparatus (1), which apparatus comprises a user force input device (7-9) arranged to follow a path. The method comprising the steps of imposing on the user force input device (7-9) a main force, a main displacement, and/or a main resistance along the path, superimposing a vibratory force, displacement and/or resistance on the main force, the main displacement, and/or the main resistance along the path, wherein the amplitude of the superimposed vibrations is in excess of 0.2 mm.

A respiratory muscle strengthening device includes: a mask body which covers at least a part of the face of a user; a pressure unit which is provided at one side of the mask body to control air inhaled from the outside of the mask body; a sensor unit which is provided at one side of the mask body to measure a respiratory pattern of the user; a band part which is formed to extend from the opposite ends of the mask body and by which the mask body is brought into close contact with the face of the user; and a cover part which is detachably coupled to one side of the mask body. The cover part includes a filtering part which filters out particles in the air.

A high intensity preparation, physical exercise and recovery system configured to prepare muscles for workout through vibration, accept muscular input of high intensity, recover muscles through vibration. Embodiments provide an exercise system that enables a user to obtain a high intensity workout in a small amount of time, for example 15 minutes, and yet increase the user's metabolic rate for hours. Embodiments of the invention may further perform an initial and/or ongoing analysis in terms of body composition analysis and/or extremity composition analysis/score in order to target particular muscles, fat and/or skeletal areas. In one or more embodiments the system may provide outputs including suggested alterations in physical activity and/or food to consume in order to achieve targeted goals for example as compared to the user's trends of change over time, or in comparison to other user's trends down to the granularity of extremities and not just overall body metrics.

The invention describes a method and apparatus for plyometric force application to muscle with a plyometric force application element for controlling the amount of plyometric force application. Plyometric force profile and temporal variability, plyometric force intensity, control, and force direction on a 360 plane, can be applied with 360 degrees of vector possibilities of 3-dimentional space, and control of other plyometric force factors for muscle activation of muscle or a group of muscles.

In general, an exercise device includes a handle having a first end and a second end. A curved member is coupled to the first end of the handle. A movable member is coupled to the curved member, with the movable member configured to travel along a length of the curved member, where the movable member has a first portion and a second portion, and the second portion is configured to move relative to the first portion. An elongate member has a first end and a second end, and the first end of the elongate member is coupled to the second portion of the movable member. A weight is coupled to the second end of the elongate member.