Patent ID: 7998039
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise device consisting essentially of: a base, said base having a front end and a rear end; a seat back having a top end and a bottom end, wherein said seat back is attached with a hinge to said base proximate the front end of said base and proximate the bottom end of said seat back, said base including a foot plate attached to said base proximate the lower front portion of said base; a resistive element having a front end and a rear end, wherein the front end of said resistive element is attached proximate the bottom end of said seat back, and the rear end of said resistive element is attached proximate the rear end of said base, said resistive element adapted to allow backward pivoting movement of said seat back about said hinge when a user stands on said foot plate and presses in a backward direction against said seat back, said resistive element further adapted to provide substantially immediate and constant resistance upon movement of said seat back.