Exerciser

Claim 2

An exerciser which includes: a load unit driven by a user; pulse data detecting means provided in relation to said load unit for detecting data on the pulse of said user driving said load unit; storage means for previously storing personal data such as said user's age and physical strength; identification code input means for inputting a personal identification code for specifying said user; means for reading personal data corresponding to inputted said identification code from said storage means; and control means for controlling conditions of exercise that can be performed by said load unit on the basis of read said personal data and said pulse data of said user in exercise obtained from said pulse data detecting means.

Claim 3

An exerciser in accordance with claim 1, wherein said control means includes a safety mechanism for decreasing the load applied to said load unit when said pulse data from said pulse data detecting means exceeds a prescribed safety pulse level.

Claim 4

An exerciser in accordance with claim 1, wherein said control means can be set in an automatic training mode by selection by said user, said load applied to said load unit being automatically increased or decreased when said pulse of said user in said exercise deviates from a target pulse level set as one of said personal data out of a prescribed range in said automatic training mode.

Claim 5

An exerciser in accordance with claim 1, wherein said exerciser further includes physical strength evaluating means, said control means can be set in a physical strength test mode by selection by said user, said load applied to said load unit being changed in a plurality of stages at prescribed time intervals in accordance with a previously set physical strength test program in said physical strength test mode, said physical strength evaluating means being adapted to evaluate said user's physical strength on the basis of said pulse obtained from said pulse detecting means when said control means controls said load unit in the aforesaid manner.

Claim 6

An exerciser in accordance with any of claims 1, wherein said exerciser further includes data display and print means capable of displaying and printing input data inputted by said user, data on results of said user's exercise, data on evaluation of said user's physical strength and the like.

Claim 7

An exerciser in accordance with any of claims 1, wherein said load unit includes: a load shaft provided with a pedal to be rotated by said user, a rotating disc coupled to said load shaft to be rotated, and magnetic flux generating means arranged in a position holding the main surfaces of said rotating disc not to be in contact with said principal surface, to generate magnetic flux across the surface of said rotary disc for supplying damping torque to said rotary disc.

Claim 8

An exerciser in accordance with claim 6, wherein said magnetic flux generator means comprises a core and an exciting coil wound on said core, said core being in C-shaped configuration and arranged to hold said main surfaces of said rotary disc by opposite opening end surfaces thereof.

Claim 9

An exerciser in accordance with any of claims 1, wherein said pulse data detecting means includes: a photosensor having a light emitting portion outputting optical signals and a light receiving portion formed by a converter element for converting optical signals into electric signals and having linear optical-electric signal conversion characteristics, said light emitting portion and said light receiving portion being arranged closely to each other to be used in contact with a measured portion of said user, light emitting portion driving means for supplying driving signals to said light emitting portion thereby to turn said light emitting portion on and off at a frequency exceeding a prescribed frequency level, and detecting means coupled to said light receiving portion for removing direct current components and low frequency components from output signals generated from said light receiving portion after conversion into said electric signals therein, thereby to detect desired signal components.

Claim 10

An exerciser in accordance with claim 8, wherein said light receiving portion of said pulse data detecting means includes a photo diode as said converter element for converting said optical signals into said electric signals.