Patent ID: 7648449
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: A47C,A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of exercising in a body of water comprising the steps of: placing an exercise mat in a body of water, said mat comprising a substantially planar, unarticulated, single piece elongated body of buoyant construction, with a pair of apertures adjacent opposite sides of said body with a handle comprising a rod shaped member secured to said mat within each aperture, each said handle extending from one side of each aperture to an opposite side of each aperture parallel to side edges of said mat with space between each handle and a side wall of said aperture for grasping each handle within an aperture, each handle having side by side looped sections forming a “w” shape, neither handle extending above or below top or bottom surfaces of said mat, said mat having a resistance wing on each side thereof the resistance wings functioning to steady the mat during use so it does not freely spin or rotate while the user is performing exercise; and a user grasping a handle with both hands on a single handle, with each hand grasping a different looped section of said single handle extending from an opposite side of said mat by stretching arms across a top surface of said mat at substantially a right angle to a longitudinal axis of said mat for engaging in an exercise wherein the user moves legs and torso hanging under the mat in the body of water from a side edge of said mat in a side-to-side motion or in circular motion to exercise abdominal and oblique muscles.