Exercise devices – User manipulated force resisting apparatus – component... – Utilizing resilient force resistance
Patent
1998-06-04
1999-02-16
Donnelly, Jerome W.
Exercise devices
User manipulated force resisting apparatus, component...
Utilizing resilient force resistance
482904, 482121, A63B 0069
Patent
active
058714243
ABSTRACT:
An exercise apparatus includes a clamping means for securing the apparatus to a conventional door, at least one elastic resistance band and a flexible resistance harness. The resistance harness includes a pair of arm slings made of a thin, relatively wide fabric material formed in a closed loop and defining an opening therethrough. The resistance harness further includes a connecting strap made of a thin, relatively narrow fabric material and having opposed ends. The opposed ends of the connecting strap are attached to the pair of arm slings such that the arm slings are connected by the connecting strap. The resistance harness further includes a chest strap made of a thin, relatively narrow fabric material and having opposed ends. The opposed ends of the chest strap are attached to the pair of arm slings opposite the connecting strap. The exercise apparatus is compact and lightweight and thus is convenient for individuals who travel frequently to use, transport and store. In a preferred method of using the exercise apparatus, a user extends the upper arms through the arm slings of the resistance harness and pulls the resistance harness using the abdominal muscles in the direction of the pelvis while bowing the lower back outwardly to extend the resistance band. Thus, the spine is elongated and all of the abdominal muscle groups are contracted without placing undue stress on the muscles in the lower back.
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