Patent ID: 7618354

Claim:
A stepping exercise apparatus comprising: a body comprising two inclined segments connected at a jointing portion, two pivoting brackets and a through hole transversely defined in the jointing portion, and each of the inclined segments having a distal end onto which one of the pivoting brackets is connected; a display device mounted in the body; a load adjustment device mounted in the jointing portion of the body; a crank pedal mechanism connected to the jointing portion of the body and comprising a crank shaft and two pedals, and the crank shaft partially and rotatably mounted in the through hole and having two ends onto which the pedals are connected; a foot support device connected to the body and comprising two feet respectively and pivotally connected to the pivoting brackets between a folded position and an unfolded position; two positioning locks respectively mounted between the pivoting brackets and the feet to respectively lock the feet with the pivoting brackets when the feet are respectively kept in the unfolded position; and two stabilizer bars respectively and transversely connected to the feet.