Patent ID: 7513853
Filing Date: 2009-04-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus for exercising a user's body comprising: an upper exercise assembly for exercising the user's upper body through alternating extension and retraction of the user's arms, the upper exercise assembly comprising an upper upright member coupled with a suspended impact member; a lower exercise assembly comprising a lower upright member, a base member, a support post, and a substantially horizontally adjustable brace, the lower upright member being separably coupleable with the upper upright member and pivotally coupled with the base member, the base member being adapted for support of the exercise apparatus upon a supporting surface, the support post being pivotally coupled with the base member, and the brace being coupled at a first end with the support post and movably coupled at a second end with the lower upright member; and a pair of step assemblies coupled with the support post for exercising the user's lower body by lifting and extending the user's legs through an alternating stair-climbing motion; wherein the user can repeatedly strike the impact member while performing the alternating stair-climbing motion to simultaneously exercise the user's upper and lower body; and wherein the lower exercise assembly can be separated from the upper exercise assembly, the brace can be decoupled from the lower upright member, the lower upright member can be folded against the base member, and the support post can be folded against the base member, to facilitate storage of the exercise apparatus.