Patent ID: 8454479

Claim:
An exercise treadmill comprising: a) an endless movable surface for walking or running, wherein the endless movable surface has an upper run and a lower run and is movable in a direction simulating walking or running forward; b) a weight resistance mechanism for providing a resistance for simulating the pushing of a load, wherein the resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific resistance setting; and c) a movable pushing handle operatively attached to the resistance mechanism, whereby a sliding movement of the movable pushing handle actuates the resistance mechanism, wherein the upper run of the endless movable surface moves in a direction simulating walking or running forward, and wherein the resistance mechanism exerts an approximately constant and static counterforce to the movable pushing handle generally only in the same direction that the upper run of the endless movable surface moves and opposite a pushing direction, whereby operation of the treadmill simulates the pushing of a load by a combination of gripping and pushing the movable pushing handle to actuate the resistance mechanism to simulate the load and walking or running forward on the endless movable surface, to provide the pushing action.