Patent ID: 8128538
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise assembly that enables a user to perform an exercise, comprising: a load; a support assembly operatively positioned relative to the load and including a base assembly configured to engage a support surface, and at least one exercise station; a force-transferring assembly operatively coupled between the load and the at least one exercise station, the force-transferring assembly being configured such that a training force applied to the at least one exercise station induces an associated force on the load; and a foot-retaining assembly operatively coupled to the support assembly and including at least one foot-retaining device defining a foot-retaining space proximate the base assembly and configured to receive at least a portion of a foot of the user, the at least one foot-retaining device being further configured to prevent a vertical movement of the foot of the user during the performance of the exercise, wherein the at least one foot-retaining device includes: