Patent ID: 8574138

Claim:
An exercise apparatus for use by a person for exercise on a floor service, comprising: a pair of platforms, each platform including: a base having opposed upper and lower surfaces, said base having a generally rigid construction; a pad having a pad lower surface attached to said base upper surface and a pad upper surface opposite said pad lower surface, said pad having a generally cushioned construction; and a plurality of skid plates situated on said base lower surface, each skid plate having an outer surface configured to slide on the floor surface wherein each of said plurality of skid plates is removably coupled to said base lower surface wherein: said base lower surface includes one of a hook or loop fastener; each of said plurality of skid plates includes an inner surface having another of a hook and loop fastener so that complementary hook and loop fasteners of said base lower surface and a respective skid plate inner surface are selectively attached together.