Eric C Wyler

US Patent:

20110269601, Nov 3, 2011

Filed:

Apr 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/097209

Inventors:

Craig Allen Nelson - Scotia NY, US
Eric H. Ledet - Guilderland NY, US
William Joseph Devan - Goffstown NH, US
Christine G. Skrzypiec - Staten Island NY, US
Joseph Thomas Kersch - Wilmington DE, US
Rachel Paige Arnott - Kings Park NY, US
Eric Craig Wyler - Cambridge MA, US
Kevin M. Morenski - Bedford NH, US
Kwame Kutten - Montgomery Village MD, US

Assignee:

RENNSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE - Troy NY

International Classification:

A63B 71/00

US Classification:

482 8

Abstract:

A system and method for exercising core muscles, particularly the lumbar intrinsic musculature, including the multifidi. A system is disclosed that includes: a first sensor for detecting upper body exertions of a user engaged in an exercise; a second sensor for detecting lower torso exertions for the user engaged in the exercise; a third sensor for detecting lower extremity exertions for the user engaged in the exercise; a control system for processing sensor data from the first, second and third sensor, said control system including: a user interface system for communicating information with the user; a data collection system for collecting sensor data; an analysis system for analyzing the sensor data and determining if the user is performing the exercise in a technically correct manner; and a feedback system for alerting the user when the exercise is not being performed in the technically correct manner.