PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exercise assisting device by which a user can perform effective training even without assistance of an assistant, and a method for controlling an exercise assisting device.SOLUTION: An exercise assisting device includes: a tightening mechanism 110 for tightening an object to be examined with variable tightening force a blood flow information measurement device 130 for performing measurement processing for blood flow information of the object to be examined and a processing part 210 for performing count processing for repetition frequency information of repetitive exercise by the object to be examined based on the measured blood flow information. Furthermore, the processing part 210 may acquire an amount of change in a blood flow rate acquired from the measured blood flow information, and based on the amount of change, perform count processing for the repetition frequency information.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】 補助者の補助がない場合でも、使用者が効果的なトレーニングを行う運動補助装置及び運動補助装置の制御方法等の提供。【解決手段】 運動補助装置は、被検体を可変の締め付け力で締め付ける締め付け機構110と、被検体の血流情報の計測処理を行う血流情報計測部130と、計測された血流情報に基づいて、被検体の繰り返し運動の繰り返し回数情報のカウント処理を行う処理部210と、を含む。さらに、処理部210は、計測された血流情報により得られる血流速度の変化量を求め、変化量に基づいて、繰り返し回数情報のカウント処理を行ってもよい。【選択図】 図1
