Patent ID: 8986179
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising: a framework that includes a first side frame and a second side frame; a waist support connected to said first and second side frames and extending from said first side frame to said second side frame to thereby support a user between said side frames in a horizontal position relative to a ground surface upon which the framework is situated such that the user may be suspended by the waist support in the horizontal position above the ground surface along a longitudinal axis that is generally parallel to the ground surface; said waist support including at least one movable element permitting the user to rotate about the longitudinal axis relative to the first and second side frames, wherein said at least one movable element comprises a belt looped at said first and second side frames; a leg brace connected to said framework and being spaced from said waist support along the longitudinal axis, said leg brace being configured such that, when the user is supported by the waist support in the horizontal position with the user's legs passing under the leg brace, the leg brace engages the user's legs at a location on the user's legs opposite the ground surface to thereby prevent upward movement of the user's legs; and at least one drive mechanism operatively connected to at least one of said leg brace or said waist support, wherein, upon actuation of said at least one drive mechanism, said at least one drive mechanism transmits movement to said at least one of said leg brace or said waist support, and the movement is transferred to the user via said at least one of said leg brace or said waist support, and the user's body is turned to different exercise positions.