Patent ID: 6786850
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus for simulating skating or roller blading movement in a user, said apparatus including,a pair of shuttles, each of said shuttles including a frame for supporting a foot of said user standing in a generally forward facing position thereon, and a guiding mechanism, a pair of guide rail assemblies, each said guide rail assembly extending in a direction away from the other in a substantially mirror arrangement from raised proximal upper ends and continuously curving downwardly and/or rearwardly to a lower distal end portion, each said guiding mechanism guiding said associated shuttle in movement along an associated one of said rail assemblies between the proximal end and distal end portion, and whereby alternating reciprocal movement of said shuttles along said associated rail assemblies moves the feet of a user thereon substantially in skating or roller blading movement.