Workout alignment grid system

Abstract

A workout alignment grid system including an alignment device such as a towel, mat or cloth with a body having a top surface with at least one marking forming a grid to assist a user in aligning and properly positioning at least one body part of the user, and a bottom surface. The at least one marking includes a series of vertical lines and a series of horizontal lines. The at least one marking forms the grid to provide a visual indicator for relative placement of the at least one body part of the user when practicing yoga, posing, or performing other exercises.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The following includes information that may be useful in understanding the present disclosure. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art nor material to the presently described or claimed inventions, nor that any publication or document that is specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of towels and more specifically relates to exercise towels.2. Description of Related Art[0003]Many individuals stretch and exercise in activities such as Yoga. Yoga is typically associated with a collection of postures or positions. These postures can vary from very simple postures to complex postures. Yoga postures include, but are not limited to, for example, standing poses, seated poses, twisted poses, supine poses, inverted poses, balance poses, and Bikram Yoga poses. With each posture, a user's body parts (e.g., arms, hands, legs, feet...

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Benefits of technology

The present patent provides a new workout alignment grid system or mat grid system for use in yoga and Pilates to help align body parts correctly and maintain balance while holding a posture and centering the weight. This device can be a mat, towel, or cloth with a grid pattern to guide the user in their workout.

Problems solved by technology

Often, it is difficult to properly align body parts and improper alignment may cause injury and or result in not receiving the outmost benefit from the position due to improper alignment.

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