Patent ID: 7318795

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a base; a support structure mounted on the base a seat supported by the support structure, the seat having two sides along the longitudinal axis of the seat, wherein the seat is a bench seat; a cushion located on the least two sides of the support structure below the seat and configured to splay knees of a user of the exercise apparatus, wherein the cushion is semi-spherical; a handrail mounted on the base over the anterior side of the seat; straps mounted on the two sides of the support structure below the cushion configured to engage the user's legs below knees; and stirrups mounted below the straps on the two sides of the seats; wherein the straps hold the user's legs in a position so that the user's feet are held in the straps and the user's knees are splayed out by the cushions while using the exercise apparatus.