Patent ID: 7014596

Claim:
An exercise device comprising: a base; a first arm, pivotally mounted to said base at a first point and having a first foot pad spaced apart from said first point and operatively connected to said first arm such that said first foot pad is disposed to move in a first arcuate path in a substantially vertical plane about said first point; a second arm, pivotally mounted to said base at a second point independent of said first point and having a second foot pad spaced apart from said second point and operatively connected to said second arm such that said second foot pad is disposed to move in a second arcuate path in the same substantially vertical plane about said second point; and means for providing resistance to the motion of said first foot pad and said second foot pad; wherein said means for providing resistance only provides resistance to the motion of said first foot pad when said first foot pad is moving in said first arcuate path towards said base and said means for providing resistance only provides resistance to the motion of said second foot pad when said second foot pad is moving in said second arcuate path towards said base.