Patent ID: 6206809
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus, comprising:(a) a rigid frame having pivotally connected upper and lower back support members, said back support members having a head end and a foot end;(b) leverage means located at the head end of said upper back support member and at the foot end of said lower back support member for grasping by a user while performing exercises;(c) first pivot means disposed below said lower back support member;(d) second pivot means disposed proximate the head end of said lower back support;(e) actuating means for actuation by the user by engaging the back of a user's thighs with said actuating means for lifting an end of said rigid frame against resistance provided by the user's body weight; and(f) means for selectively locking said upper and lower body support members against relative pivotal movement.