Patent ID: 7416519

Claim:
A resistance training and massage apparatus configured to simultaneously provide resistance training and massage, the apparatus comprising: a) a strap formed into a loop configured to extend around a body portion of a user, and displaceable substantially horizontally as the user exerts a pulling force on the strap; b) a motor, coupled to the strap and displaceable along with the strap as the user exerts the pulling force on the strap, the motor being configured to impart vibration to the strap; and c) a base having a platform; d) an arm having one end movably coupled to the base and the other end coupled to the motor; and e) a resistance means, coupled to the motor, for resisting displacement of the motor and the strap, and providing a resistance force to the pulling force exerted by the user wherein the resistance means is interconnected between the base and the arm.