Patent ID: 6425843
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for conducting flexion exercises of the gastrocnemius muscles of the leg, the apparatus including:at least one plate for placing thereon a user's foot, and a support structure providing a base for the apparatus, wherein said at least one plate is immovably fixed to the support structure to rise said plate from a surface, such that the at least one plate is stationary while performing exercises, the at least one plate having a convex curve, wherein the convex curve has a radius of curvature of approximately 5 to 36 inches and sufficient to provide support of a foot, including toes, balls of the feet, arches and heels, and to provide for varying degrees of limitation of flexion of a user's muscles, wherein a bar mounted on the support structure extends upward to a sufficient height for a user to grasp to assist the user's balance.