Patent ID: 6110081
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a pair of tubes, each tube corresponding to right and left sides, respectively, of a person's body and having a straight portion and a curved portion, the tubes being disposed such that the straight portions of said tubes are substantially parallel to each other and such that the curved portions have substantially the same orientation;at least one cross member disposed in between said pair of tubes, said pair of tubes and said at least one cross member being connected together in a non-pivotable manner to form a rigid frame;at least one pair of elastic members, each member disposed inside one of said pair of tubes;means for fixing each of said elastic members into each of said tubes, wherein each tube contains at least one elastic member;a pair of hand grips, each hand grip coupled with one of said pair of elastic members, wherein the hand grips extend from the curved portion of each of said tubes when said elastic members are in an unstretched state.