Patent ID: 8876667

Claim:
An exercise device adapted to be worn around an individual's wrist, comprising: a band comprising a first end section, a second end section and an offset cuff section, the offset cuff section provided between the first end section and the second end section, the first end section including a first free end and a first coupled end, a first upper edge and a first lower edge, the first coupled end connected to a first end of the offset cuff section, and the second section including a second free end and a second coupled end, a second upper edge and a second lower edge, the second coupled end connected to a second end of the offset cuff section, the offset cuff section provided with a third upper edge and a third lower edge, the third upper edge spaced below the first and second upper edges, and the third lower edge spaced below the first and second lower edges, resulting in the offset cuff section offset with respect to the first end section and the second end section, the first end section, the second end section and the offset cuff section all provided on a single plane including a longitudinal axis extending from the first free end to the first coupled end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the second free end to the second coupled end; the offset cuff section is positioned between and secured to the first end section and the second end section, and the offset cuff section includes a curved upper peripheral edge and wherein the offset cuff section has a partial annular shape and includes a curved lower peripheral edge, and the offset cuff section is spaced below a straight upper edge of the first end section and a straight upper edge of the second end section, an upper edge of the offset cuff section is offset from a line formed by the straight upper edge of the first end section and the straight upper edge of the second end section; with the pouch positioned between the curved upper peripheral edge and the curved lower peripheral edge, the curved upper peripheral edge defining a concave surface that fits beneath a heel of a palm a fastening device provided on the first end section and the second end section for fastening the first end section to the second end section; wherein when the band is provided around the individual's wrist and the first end section is fastened to the second end section by the fastening device a continuous band is formed and the offset cuff section prevents contact between the band and the heel of the individual's palm as well as a sports implement used by the individual during exercise, wherein the curved upper peripheral edge is positioned at a front of the individual's hand, just below a heel of the individual's palm.