Leg and hip exercise device and method

Fecha de publicación: 18/06/2020
Fuente: WIPO "bee"
In general, a user performs an exercise for strengthening and hip muscles by pulling the legs toward the chest and pushing them outward with the pelvis as an axis, as shown in FIG. 1. Also, in a general bicycle, since a high hip motion range is limited to a rotation radius of a crank connected to a bicycle pedal, as shown in FIG. 2, the user's exercise is repeatedly performed only in a relatively small space when compared to the high hip motion range, and thus exercise efficiency in utilization of and hip muscles is limited.
Accordingly, the present applicant's former disclosure was configured to increase the high hip motion range and direction by enabling a user to perform adduction as well as extension of the hip joints.
However, the former disclosure was configured to locate a pad of an exercise machine connected to a weight on his/her and pull his/her toward the chest and push them backward in a sitting, lying, or prone position. When the pad of an exercise machine connected to a weight is on his/her thigh, the force is smaller compared to the force when the pad of an exercise machine connected to a weight is on his/her ankle or sole.
Accordingly, the present disclosure is configured to locate the pad of an exercise machine connected to a weight on his/her ankle or sole of the user. The exercise method and the exercise device improve the exercise effect of strengthening leg and hip muscles by changing location of the pad of an exercise machine connected to a weight from his/her to his/her ankle or sole.