Patent ID: 7824313

Claim:
Method of performing an exercise by an exerciser having two feet on an exercise machine having a foot support, for each foot of the exerciser, suspended on a frame via a linkage assembly wherein the linkage assembly is interconnected to a resistance mechanism for back and forth resisted movement of each foot support on the frame and the exercise machine defines an arcuate path along which each foot support travels according to a defined interconnection of the linkage assembly to the resistance mechanism wherein the interconnection of the resistance mechanism to the linkage assembly is adjustable to limit travel of each foot support to a selected segment of the arcuate path, the method comprising adjusting the interconnection of the resistance assembly to the linkage assembly to select a first segment of the arcuate path as the path of travel of each foot support prior to the beginning of an exercise cycle; and driving each foot support with a foot of the exerciser back and forth along the selected first segment of the arcuate path during an exercise cycle in opposition to resistance exerted on each foot support by the resistance assembly.