A stand-alone exercise apparatus includes a seat to support a user in a position thereon, and upper and
lower body exercising assemblies which are configured for activation either sequentially or simultaneously to permit the concurrent exercising movement of his or her upper
body area and
lower body leg muscles, respectively, without necessitating that the user stop exercising when switching from upper body exercises to
lower body exercises. The lower body exercising
assembly includes a lower frame
assembly which is operable to provide resistance exercise to the user's leg muscles, and which includes a selectively reciprocally movable pedal, platform or bar which is coupled to a suitable resistance mechanism, and which is engagable by the user's feet and / or legs as they are moved together in unified movement to effect leg extensions or curls. The upper body exercising
assembly includes one or more reciprocally movable frame members, hand pulleys or swing arms coupled to a resistance mechanism, and which are engagable by the user's hands and / or arms. The resistance mechanisms used to provide the selected resistance to the upper and lower exercising assemblies are operable independently from each other, and enable the user to select the degree of resistance to each of the upper and lower body exercising assemblies separately.