Patent ID: 6537185
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
In an exercise device comprising a seat unit having a seat plate, a back plate, support legs and associated frames completely or selectively assembled together, a leg support unit having foot holders, and a knee hold unit having knee holders, the exercise device carrying out an exercise using the leg support unit and the knee hold unit in a sitting or lying status of a user, further comprising means for allowing the knee hold unit to be movable, and exercise load means connected to the movable knee hold unit,further comprising means for allowing the leg support unit to be selectively movable or fixed during an exercise, and means for allowing a selected one or all of the seat and back plates of the seat unit to be selectively movable or fixed during an exercise, the exercise load means is selectively connected to the weight of the user applied to a movable one of the frames or separate load means during the exercise, and the exercise load means is connected to the knee hold unit by a load transmission unit, wherein the exercise load means is adapted to selectively transmit an exercise load to the foot holders or the knee holders in accordance with the direction of an extension or flection exercise to be carried out about the wrist joints of the user.