According to some embodiments of this disclosure, a smart sports protective apparatus comprises: a base body device for covering at least a part of a user's body to relieve an impact of an external force to at least the part of the user's body when the user is playing sports; a circuit device for collecting user data, including the user's biological data, motion status data, and body gesture data, from the user in real time when the user is playing sports, at least a part of the circuit device being arranged inside the base body device; and a power supply device for supplying an electric power to the circuit device, the power supply device being arranged inside the base body device.

Apparatus, systems, and methods for tracking the location of an individual during a fitness activity are disclosed. A method of tracking a participant engaged in a fitness activity includes determining a location of the participant during the fitness activity based on data received at a portable fitness device used by the participant; determining a location of a spectator during the fitness activity based on data received at a mobile spectator device used by the spectator; from a server, sending an alert to a spectator at a spectator device during the fitness activity indicating that the participant is within a predetermined distance of the spectator; and sending an alert to the portable fitness device during the fitness activity indicating that the spectator is within a predetermined distance of the participant.

A method and apparatus for cyclic variations in altitude condition that allows a user to rest in a pressure vessel (40) while undergoing rapid variations or transitions between simulated altitudes The pressure vessel comprises a blower (70) to generate negative pressure and a proportional valve (50) to allow air back into the pressure vessel in order to relieve the negative pressure An on-board interlace (44) kiosk controller (20) and master controller (10) are all in electrical communication with each other in order to enable a user to implement a program ol cyclic variations in altitude conditioning that is suitable to the specific user, and enable an operator to bill the user for such services as well as to allow the user to use a different pressure vessel without re-entering data, so long as such data was originally entered and stored, and the different pressure vessel is in electrical communication with the master controller A user sensor monitors the user during a session, such that the program may be modified or replaced with another program in real time, according to the user's needs.

A sports electronic training system with sport ball, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, the system comprises at least one monitor and an electronic processing device for receiving data from the at least one monitor and providing feedback to an individual based on the received data. The monitor can be a motion monitor that measures an individual's performance such as, for example, speed, pace and distance for a runner. Other monitors might include a heart rate monitor, a temperature monitor, an altimeter, et cetera. In an embodiment, a sport ball that includes a motion monitor for monitoring motion of the sport ball stores an identification value received when a shoe that includes a motion monitor contacts the sport ball. The stored identification value serves as a record of the contact.

A respiratory muscle endurance training device (50) comprising: a patient interface (53) for transferring a patient's exhaled or inhaled gases; a fixed volume chamber (54) in communication with the patient interface, wherein the fixed volume chamber is sized to retain a portion of a patient's exhaled gases; a variable volume chamber (58) in communication with the fixed volume chamber, wherein the variable volume chamber is configured to be responsive to the patient's exhaled or inhaled gases to move from a first position to a second position, and a variable orifice (204) adjustable for permitting a portion of exhaled air to escape during exhalation and receiving a supply of air during inhalation.

The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for creating a physiologic database or library that can be indexed to at least health, disease, patient characteristics, and acute medical crises or other dangerous condition. The present invention also provides apparatuses and methods for creating an athletic performance database or library. The database can be structured and continuous/pseudo-continuous modeling statistics applied to provide novel insight into performance and progress of an athlete or group of athletes, as well as standing relative to other athletes, or to provide novel insight into the natural history of disease and the response to treatment, and ultimately to improve care delivery.

A sports electronic training system with electronic gaming features, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, the system comprises at least one monitor and a portable electronic processing device for receiving data from the at least one monitor and providing feedback to an individual based on the received data. The monitor can be a motion monitor that measures an individual's performance such as, for example, speed, pace and distance for a runner. Other monitors might include a heart rate monitor, a temperature monitor, an altimeter, et cetera. In an embodiment, an input is provided to an electronic game based on data obtained from the at least one monitor that effects, for example, an avatar, a digitally created character, an action within the game, or a game score of the electronic game.