Patent ID: 8403817
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. Exercise apparatus comprising: a rigid member; first and second straps connected to the rigid member at points spaced-apart along the rigid member at opposing ends thereof; first and second handles on the first and second straps respectively; a forefoot support member configured to be attached to the foot of a user and comprising a transversely-extending foot-locating feature projecting on a superior surface thereof; first and second pairs of flexible resistance members coupled between the forefoot support member and the rigid member, the first pair of flexible resistance members coupled between corresponding first locations on the forefoot member that are in front of the foot-locating feature and corresponding first locations spaced-apart from one another on the rigid member, the second pair of resistance members coupled between corresponding second locations on the forefoot member that are behind the foot-locating feature and corresponding second locations spaced-apart from one another on the rigid member; wherein the forefoot member is flexible about a substantially transverse axis located between the first locations on the forefoot member and the second locations on the forefoot member.