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Method and apparatus for core toning

Method and apparatus for core toning description/claims

This invention relates generally to the field of conditioning and more particularly to a method and apparatus for performing core toning.

The ranks of the obese have increased dramatically during the past decade and a half across the country; in Massachusetts, in particular, a recent study has found that nearly one in five adults are now dangerously overweight.

It is recognized that there are two fundamental elements to a successful weight control program; eating low calorie food with high nutritional content and increasing exercise. However, as evidenced by the increasing number of obese in society, many people find it difficult to fulfill either or both of the fundamental weight control elements. In a world where jobs and their associated workers are increasingly becoming defined by computer interaction, work by its nature is becoming a sedentary task. Many work related injuries have resulted from the poor posture of the computer worker; workers who hunch over a desk fail have a high number of back and neck injuries resulting from their poor posture. As well, from a resulting slack and expanding stomach area, they have a poor self image. Because workers who sit at a desk all day have little opportunity to expend energy, they generally need to schedule some sort of exercise into their day. However, the time constrained society in which we live leaves little time for scheduled exercise routines.

FIG. 1 is a side view illustration of several components of a core toning device of the present invention;

FIGS. 2A-2C are side view illustrations of various mounting devices and arm configurations that may be provided as part of the core toning device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 illustrates a sliding tube arm configuration for the core toning device of the present invention;

FIGS. 4A-4E illustrate one embodiment of the invention which includes height adjustable spring arms that may be mounted on an existing slot in the chair and augmented with tension bars to increase tension of the core toning device;

FIGS. 5A-5E are perspective views which illustrate different mounting devices and arms designs that may be included in the core toning device of the present invention;

FIG. 6A-6F illustrate various embodiments of arm mounting devices that may be used to mount the arms of the present invention to chairs;

FIGS. 7A-7C illustrate a hinged T arm mounting configuration for the core toning system of the present invention;

FIGS. 8A-8C illustrate different mechanisms for affixing the core toning system of the present invention to a chair, and also illustrates adjustment mechanisms;

FIGS. 9A-9C illustrate further embodiments of arms for the present invention;

FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate a sliding spring mounting device that may be used to control tension delivered by the arms of the present invention;

FIG. 11 illustrates an alternate embodiment that includes a hinge and spring arrangement;

FIG. 12 illustrates the motion of a hinge and spring arrangement of FIG. 11, as it rotates forward based on an individuals movement in the chair;

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