Patent ID: 6672994
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface; a leg supporting member; an arm supporting member, wherein at least one of the arm supporting member and the leg supporting member is pivotally mounted on the frame; a resilient member interconnected between the arm supporting member and the leg supporting member to bias the arm supporting member toward a particular position relative to the leg supporting member, wherein user force may be applied against the arm supporting member to move the arm supporting member out of the particular position relative to the leg supporting member; and a sensor is connected to the arm supporting member to measure user force applied against the arm supporting member a resistance device connected to the leg supporting member and in communication with the sensor, wherein the resistance device is operable to provide adjustable resistance as a function of user force applied against the arm supporting member.