Patent ID: 8790226

Claim:
An exercise method comprising the steps of: providing an exercise apparatus ( 10 ) that provides resistance during an exercise to strengthen and condition muscles of the axial skeleton and lower extremities of a performing user; locating a user in a posture within the apparatus ( 10 ) that simulates a sports stance wherein the posture is such that an axis (A-A 1 ) of rotation of an exercise motion passes through the user's spine; providing a torso torque resistor ( 26 ) connected to the user that provides variable resistance; providing a pelvis torque resistor ( 28 ) connected to the user that provides variable resistance; measuring resistance to the torso torque resistor or to the pelvis torque resistor; converting the measured resistance into an electrical signal representative of the measured resistance; providing a programmed microprocessor ( 140 ) including a micro chip configured to identify the signal representative of the resistance; and configuring the programmed microprocessor ( 140 ) to identify and store the signal representative of the resistance being monitored.