Multi-use exercise apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current push-up devices are limited to floor push-ups and can be difficult for beginners, often causing strain on the wrists if not performed correctly, leading to potential injuries and discouragement.
Innovation Solution
A multi-use exercise apparatus comprising a base member, a foot member, and a hand member, which can be arranged in various orientations to facilitate both standing and floor push-ups, providing a safe and comfortable platform for building strength while reducing wrist strain, and can also function as a mobile device stand.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If floor push-ups are performed on the floor, then exercise effectiveness is improved, but difficulty increases for beginners and wrist strain occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The push-up device serves as an intermediary between the user and the floor, providing a raised platform that reduces wrist strain while maintaining exercise effectiveness. The device includes a base portion resting on the floor and a raised portion that elevates the user's hands, creating a mediator structure that solves the contradiction between exercise effectiveness and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The push-up device is segmented into multiple functional portions: a base portion for stability, a raised portion for hand placement, and a foot portion for positioning. This segmentation allows the device to provide targeted support where needed (elevating hands to reduce wrist strain) while maintaining contact with the floor for stability, thus resolving the contradiction between effectiveness and ease of use.
2Ease of operation
If knee push-ups are used for beginners, then ease of operation is improved, but exercise effectiveness decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The device acts as an intermediary that allows beginners to perform standard push-ups with reduced wrist strain, eliminating the need to compromise exercise effectiveness by using knee push-ups. The raised portion elevates the hands just enough to reduce wrist angle stress while maintaining full body engagement, providing an intermediate solution between knee and full push-ups.
3Ease of operation
If hand elevation is increased to reduce wrist strain, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses simple segmentation into a base portion and a raised portion connected in a straightforward manner. This segmentation provides the necessary hand elevation to reduce wrist strain while keeping the structural complexity low. The foot portion is also simply positioned to provide additional stability without adding significant complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to be versatile, serving multiple functions: providing hand elevation for wrist strain reduction, offering foot positioning support, and maintaining stability through its base portion. This multi-functionality is achieved through a relatively simple structure, avoiding unnecessary complexity while addressing multiple user needs.
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AI summary
A multi-use exercise apparatus is disclosed. The multi-use exercise apparatus and methods of the invention may provide a means for performing both counter or standing push-ups and/or floor push-ups. The multi-use exercise device may include a base member or portion, a foot member or portion, and a hand member or portion.