Exercise Sled With Ramps for Versatile Core Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise sleds are designed for specific muscle groups, primarily focusing on legs, arms, or shoulders, and do not effectively stimulate core muscle development.
Innovation Solution
An exercise sled with a load-bearing body, featuring a front end for hand or knee/foot reception, a rear end for foot reception, and an intermediate region with elevated ramp portions and recesses, allowing various core-strengthening exercises through diverse movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the exercise sled is designed for specific muscle groups (legs, arms, or shoulders), then the exercise routine can be simplified and focused, but the versatility and ability to target core musculature is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise sled is designed with multiple functional regions including a front end with hand/knee/foot receiving wall portions, a rear end with foot receiving wall portions, and an intermediate region with elevated portions and ramp surfaces. This multi-functional design allows the same sled to support various exercise routines targeting different muscle groups, particularly core musculature, without requiring multiple separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The sled is divided into distinct functional segments: a front end with specific wall portions for hand/knee/foot placement, a rear end with foot receiving wall portions, and an intermediate region with elevated portions and ramp surfaces. Each segment can be independently utilized for different exercise variations, allowing the device to adapt to multiple exercise routines while maintaining a manageable structural complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the exercise sled uses a simple structure, then the manufacturing cost and ease of use are improved, but the ability to provide diverse core-strengthening exercises is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The sled incorporates dynamic elements such as ramp surfaces with varying inclines and elevated portions that can be utilized in different exercise configurations. The intermediate region with its elevated portions and ramp surfaces can be adapted for various core-strengthening movements, allowing the structure to dynamically support different exercise requirements without adding excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the sled are designed with specific local qualities: the front end has wall portions optimized for hand/knee/foot placement, the rear end has wall portions for foot reception, and the intermediate region has elevated portions with ramp surfaces for core engagement. This localized optimization allows each area to serve its specific function effectively while contributing to overall versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise sled (10) for performing a core strengthening exercise routine has a load bearing body (12) with a bottom (14) configured to slide on a ground surface by pushing or pulling by a person performing the exercise routine, a front end which has wall portions (24, 26) for receiving the hands, knees or feet of the person, a rear end which has wall portions (28) for receiving the feet of the person, an intermediate region (20) which has an elevated portion (30) separating a first ramp portion (32) from a second ramp portion (34). Each of the first and second ramp portions has a forward facing ramp surface (36) and a rearward facing ramp surface (38). A first open recess (40, 42) is located between the wall portions at the front end and the forward facing ramp surfaces. A second open recess (44) is located between the wall portions at the rear end and the rearward facing ramp surfaces.