Runner monitoring device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention comprehends a body posture monitoring device and, more particularly, comprehends a device for monitoring the orientation of a walker's or runner's body posture and form relative to a traversed path.
The device for monitoring the walker's or runner's body posture and form is removably attachable to the bill of a cap and extends beneath the bill and in front of the individual so the device is continuously viewable by the individual.
The device includes an elongated, transparent tube having a first end, an opposite second end, and an internal bore coequal in length with the tube.
The tube can be arcuate-shaped throughout its length, or the tube can be bendable in order to form the arcuate shape for attachment to the bill of the cap.
Disposed within the tube, for free, unimpeded, reciprocable movement therein is a shiftable means which is continuously discernible to the individual for providing immediate and constant feedback to the individual on the orientation of the individual's body posture relative to the traversed path and any lateral deviation from the proper upright body posture while traversing the path during the exercise or training session.
The shiftable means may be a spherical member, such as a ball bearing, a pellet, or a BB, disposed within the interior bore.
The back-and-forth movement of the spherical member occurs concomitant with the movement of the individual on the path so that the spherical member is seen by, and immediately indicates to, the individual any deviations from proper body posture, as well as when proper body posture and form are being maintained.
The tube is preferably attached to opposite sides of the bill of the cap adjacent the area where the bill connects or merges to the cap, and each fastening element includes a plug for insertion into the interior bore at the first and second end so that the bore can be sealed for retaining therein the spherical member.
It is an objective of the present invention to provide a monitoring device which provides immediate and continuous feedback to the individual of the orientation of the individual's body posture relative to a traversed path