A method for identifying and correcting muscular and skeletal disbalances through exercise includes recording, by a processor, using at least one sensor coupled to the processor, an exercise motion performed by a user, identifying, by the processor, a motion deficiency of the user based on the detected exercise motion, formulating, by the processor, a corrective motion based on the detected motion deficiency, and providing, by the processor, the corrective motion to the user, which also includes identifying motion deficiencies as far as range of motion, balance, symmetry, smoothness, strength, stamina and other motion characteristics, formulating corrective exercise program that involves multiple training machines, formulating exercises in terms of number of repetitions, cadence (frequency) or motion, range of motion, added resistance levels, communicating the corrective exercise program via the screen embedded on each machine, and guiding the user through each exercise, directing user to change exercise machines.

The invention relates to a decorative element for use on a piece of clothing, which decorative element has a decorative surface and can be placed onto a button-shaped body, such as in particular a seam-end button of a cap. According to the invention, a receptacle is formed on a side facing away from decorative surface. According to the invention, a design shape is formed on the decorative surface.

A biofeedback belt system which serves as an alert belt with the ability to decrease stomach size as well as decrease the arch of a user-wearers lower back. The invention is designed for patients who have hyper lordosis conditions. The mechanism of the belt is based on biofeedback. When a user-wearer relaxes their abdominal region, the belt produces vibration or sound and the user-wearer must tighten their abdominal region to discontinue the vibration or noise. Biofeedback belt system can also work in a manner such that when the user-wearer tightens their abdominal region, the belt plays music or favorable vibration separately or together as encouragement. Over a period of time of tightening of the abdominal region on a regular basis, the abdominal region size decreases and abdomen strengthens.

A posture improvement device, system, and method. The system for improving posture may comprise: a sensor device; posture improvement software program, comprising a posture improvement system interface; and one or more user devices. The sensor device may be physically associated with a user and may communicate with the posture improvement software program. The sensor device may comprise: one or more sensors for monitoring positions and movements of the user. The system may calculate one or more optimum postural positions for the user, based on data communicated by the sensor device and collected information about the user. The system may monitor a conformance of the user with the optimum postural positions and may display the conformance on the posture improvement system interface. The system may detect and notify the user of one or more non-conformances, such that a user is reminded to maintain at least one optimum postural position.

A postural training and correction apparatus to assist a user of the apparatus to recognize and correct faulty posture, the apparatus comprising: a substantially rigid rod assembly extending between an in use top end and an in-use bottom end; a head engagement member positioned and attached to at the top end of the rod assembly for receiving and engaging the user's head to prompt the user to position the head in engagement with the top end of the rod member; a shoulder strapping arrangement being coupled to the rod assembly for being positioned in between the top and bottom ends of the rod assembly comprising a pair of resilient shoulder loops for extending around the user's left and right shoulders respectively, and a waist or hip engagement member attached to the bottom end of the rod assembly for engaging the user's abdomen or hip; wherein during use the rigid rod assembly is adapted to be substantially positioned along the spine of the user to contact the user's body at least three separate locations thereby indicating to the user that the user has attained a correct posture.

Disclosed is an indoor waist exercise machine having an electronic weight scale. The indoor waist exercise machine having the electronic weight scale according to the embodiment may include an electronic weight scale, a rotary unit installed at a lower side of the electronic weight scale and including a rotary shaft disposed at one end thereof and a rotary sphere disposed at a lower end of the rotary shaft, a support unit installed below the rotary unit, spaced apart from the rotary unit, and having a coupling groove portion, and a control unit configured to control and lower the rotary unit so that the rotary sphere and the coupling groove portion are fitted with each other when a weight detected by the electronic weight scale exceeds a preset critical value.

An exercise assist tool is used together with an exercise tool used in a supine or seated state, and the exercise assist tool includes a body-axis indicator that allows a user to be conscious of a body axis. The body-axis indicator has a longitudinal direction, and is supported such that the longitudinal direction can be disposed along a craniocaudal axis of the user. The body-axis indicator is a rod member supported so as to be disposed along a craniocaudal axis of the user. The body-axis indicator includes a proximal-side indicator provided in front of a face of the user, and a distal-side indicator provided farther from the user than the proximal-side indicator. The proximal-side indicator is configured to be capable of adjusting a distance from the user.

There is provided a plank exercise device including a support portion adapted to receive arms or hands of a person and adapted to receive a display device, a destabilizer connected to the support portion, and a stationary base adapted to hold the destabilizer.

Example aspects of a stretching apparatus and a method of stretching are disclosed. The stretching apparatus can comprise an elongate support bar defining a bar first end and a bar second end opposite the bar first end; and a neck stretching attachment coupled to the elongate support bar, the neck stretching attachment comprising a head strap, a chin strap, and a bar attachment, wherein each of the head strap and chin strap comprises a flexible, inelastic material, and wherein the elongate support bar engages the bar attachment between the bar first end and the bar second end.

A wearable posture monitoring device is provided. The device includes a first posture sensor to measure a first bend parameter associated with shoulders of a user and a second posture sensor to measure a second bend parameter associated with vertebral column of the user. The device includes a control unit operatively coupled to the first posture sensor and the second posture sensor and is configured to compare the first bend parameter with a first predefined reference value and the second bend parameter with a second predefined reference value to detect an improper bend in one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user. The control unit is further configured to display a visual indication, on a display interface associated with the posture monitoring device, to indicate the detected improper bend of one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user.