Body posture and physical fitness exercise device

a technology of exercise device and body, which is applied in the field of exercise device, can solve the problems of difficult to carry, energy-consuming and uncomfortable, and no art is designed for effective postural exercise, and achieves the effect of convenient carrying

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-05-22
PRSALA JAN
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[0025]In the last variation of the instant invention, the device consists of a footrest, elastic material, straps with the buckles and of an upholstered back support board. The device can also be produced so that both the footrest and the back support board are cut into two halves and joined by hinges. Such a device can be folded into a small package and easily carried.

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The prior art does not serve this purpose.
Various chairs also have been proposed for sitting and resting, however, none were designed for the purpose of effective postural exercise.
The exercise and even the resting position between the repetitions were very demanding, energy consuming and uncomfortable.

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[0073]As shown in the drawing FIG. 1, the apparatus consists of eight component parts being an upholstered elastic rectangular body support platform 1 with pair of legs 2 and with four metal hooks 3, a footrest board 4 with two small pulleys 5, and two long guiding cords 6 each with a short chain 7 on their rear end and with the short shock cord 8 at their front end.

[0074]The legs 2 are mounted under the body support platform, each along one end.

[0075]The body support platform I is made from a relatively rigid but still adequately flexible material, such as plywood, fiberglass or plastic material and is upholstered.

[0076]The body support platform 1 is equipped with two adequately long guiding cords 6, two short shock cords 8 and footrest board 4 with two small pulleys 5. The shock cords 8 are hooked up to the front of the body support platform 1, then, they attach to the guiding cords 6, which are connected through small pulleys 5 to the foot rest board 4 and end up attached to the ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to an exercise device and method of use. The exercise device comprises a body support platform, a footrest board, a pulley system, and a pull up and push up exercise device. In its other version, the exercise device comprises a rectangular frame with front and rear posts and with a flexible upholstered body support platform. In its final version, the exercise device comprises the resting, lounge or office chair of various constructions.The exercise device is suitable for correct development of a human's abdominal, arm, back, neck and leg muscles. The invention encourages isotonic and isometric contraction of the muscles permitting their correct stretching and strengthening. The exercise device can improve physical fitness, body shape, posture and prevent and/or remedy neck and/or back pain or other such conditions.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]“Not Applicable”STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]“Not Applicable”REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX[0003]“Not Applicable”BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]The invention relates to an exercise device, in particular to an exercise device suitable for correct development of the abdominal, arm, back, neck and leg muscles, i.e. for improvement of body posture and so for the prevention and / or remedy of neck and / or back pain or for other such conditions. The exercises executed using the invention can also improve physical fitness and reduce the user's excessive weight and esthetically improve the user's body shape, particularly the legs.DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART[0005]U.S. Pat. No. 5,823,924 issued to Summers, U.S. Pat. No. 5,857,945 issued to Papp and U.S. Pat. No. 6,048,291 issued to Fisher bare some similarity to the instant invention in using a foot support and resilient means, however designed for different ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B26/00
CPCA63B21/023A63B21/0421A63B21/0442A63B21/0552A63B21/0555A63B21/156A63B2208/0295A63B23/12A63B2021/1672A63B2208/0228A63B2208/0233A63B2208/0238A63B2208/0252A63B23/0405A63B23/03525A63B23/0355A63B23/03575A63B23/1209A63B21/1672A63B21/4029A63B21/4031A63B21/4034A63B21/4043A63B21/4047
Inventor PRSALA, JAN
Owner PRSALA JAN
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