Patent ID: 9630081
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. An elastic resistance training apparatus for the performance of ankle plantar flexor resistance exercises, dorsi flexor resistance exercises, ankle inverter resistance exercises, or ankle everter exercises by a user, the apparatus comprising: an elastic cord with a first end attached to a first primary loop and a second end attached to a second primary loop wherein the first primary loop and the second primary loop are configured to engage the dorsum and plantar surfaces of the user's foot; a first auxiliary loop, wrapped around the first primary loop at two first primary loop points and a second auxiliary loop wrapped around the second primary loop at two second primary loop points, directly attached to the second primary loop wherein the first auxiliary loop and the second auxiliary loop are configured to engage the user's calcaneus bone when the primary loop engages the dorsum and plantar surfaces of the user's foot centering the apparatus at the talocrural joint to enable the user to perform talocrural joint movements without the apparatus disengaging from the user's foot during resistance exercises; wherein the first primary loop, the second primary loop, the first auxiliary loop and the second auxiliary loop are made from an elastic resistance tubing.