Patent ID: 6077205
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A muscle strengthening apparatus comprising:a first elongate hollow member having first and second end portions, the first elongate member having an engagement portion adjacent the first end portion;a feet securing member for securing the feet of a user, the feet securing member being attached the second end portion of the first elongate member;a second elongate hollow member slidably disposed within the first elongate member, the second elongate member having a first end portion disposed wherein the first elongate member and a second end portion, the axes of the first and second elongate members being substantially coaxial, the movement of the first and second elongate members being substantially linear,a system for exerting a force on the first and second elongate members so as to urge the first and second elongate members in opposite directions; anda support member for contacting the buttocks of the user, the support member being attached to the second end portion of the second elongate member, the second elongate member having an engagement portion adjacent the second end portion of the second elongate member for engaging the engagement portion of the first elongate member so as to prevent the second elongate member from being dislodged from the first elongate member.