Patent ID: 7530932

Claim:
An apparatus permitting an operator to perform an upper body spinning exercise, comprising: a frame; a seat connected to said frame and configured to support the operator; a wheel positioned in association with said frame and; a drive unit being operatively connected to said wheel and; a pair of crank arms operatively connected to said drive unit and; a hand pedal operatively connected to each said crank arm and each one of said hand pedals configured to engage the operator's hand and; said drive unit operatively engaged by at least one crank arm and; said wheel located in front of said seat and; said drive unit located in front of said seat and; said frame structured to support the operator's feet and; said structure for supporting the operator's feet being stationary and located in front of said seat and, each of said crank arms operatively engaged with the drive unit such that each said crank arm imparts rotation to the wheel independently of the other said crank arm and each of said crank arms are in a non-fixed orientation relative to each other such that the rotation of each said crank arm is independent of the rotation of the other said crank arm such that either said crank arm may remain stationary when the other said crank arm is rotated.