Nowadays, anxieties against social health such as obesity, aging, etc. are growing. And interests in health and diet are also increasing. In addition, it is getting more popular for seeking a beauty and better health approaches such as style and shape keeping. Through such a background, fitness club members in sports clubs in Japan, which is used for less people compared to Europe and the USA, are growing in a recent years. With increasing numbers of training facilities it is expected for further growth in the fitness market. In such a situation, it is predicted more competition among fitness facilities. Fitness facilities from now on must be something different from others and must be more effective by providing unique exercise devices, equipments and software to attract people.
Technology Supporting Organization
Tokai University
Physical education department
Ph.D. Testuya Onda
Hakodate National College of Technology
Dr. Kenji Moritani (Engineering)
Hokkaido Industrial Technology Center
Cooperative organizations
Japan Personal Trainer’s association Yoshiro Yonezawa
Hokkaido Sports Association
Verification test for training effect by ReBNA
Technical support/advising organization
The University of Tokyo
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
PhD, PT. Toshiaki Tanaka
Saitama PrefecturalUniversity
Health medical care welfare department physiotherapy subject
M.S. PT. Satoshi Kido
April, 2003
Starting to develop a respiration training device
Proceeding our own study and developed the function proto-type (applying for patent)
April, 2005
Granted a regional policy general subsidy (new industry creation project)Start a collaboration project with industrial/academic/governmental organizations supported by Tokai University, Hakodate National College of Technology, Hokkaido Industrial Technology Center, Hokkaido Industrial Institution, Japan Personal Trainers Association
April,2006
Practical examination for training effect while ReBNA is wearing under the cooperation of Hokkaido Athletic Association
Oct., 2007
Commercializing and launching the product in the marketCollaboration with Sapporo Musashino Academy of Art on Mask Campus
2008
Collaboration with the Future University Hakodate for ReBNA promotion movieJoining the Muroran Industrial University for further developmentAward for the Heisei 20th Hokkaido Technology and Development
May 2009
Start a verification test of physical effect for ReBNAInstructed by Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (Tokyo Unv.)Test Evaluation Analysis by Saitama University, Physical Therapy Dept.
Nov., 2009
Acquisition of the patent, pat.no.4413217