Patent ID: 8435192

Claim:
An exercise device comprising: a. a housing; b. an ankle rest being located above the housing and having a first height, the ankle rest also having a top surface defining a pair of recesses configured to support a user's ankles, the ankle rest having a first width extending along a first longitudinal axis; c. a drive mechanism disposed at least partially within the housing and connected to the ankle rest, the drive mechanism configured to move the ankle rest in a linear reciprocating side-to-side motion along the longitudinal axis of the ankle rest; and d. a knee rest configured to support a back of a user's knees, the knee rest comprising: i. a horizontally adjustable base connected to the housing by a pair of telescoping tubes; ii. a contoured top surface connected to the base by a pair of vertically sliding legs, the contoured top surface being vertically adjustable with respect to the base through the pair of vertically sliding legs such that that the contoured top surface can be adjusted to have a second height lower than the first height of the ankle rest; iii. wherein the contoured top surface has a second width extending along a second longitudinal axis parallel to the first longitudinal axis, the second width being equal to or greater than the first width; and e. a controller in communication with the drive mechanism, the controller being configured to allow the user to activate and deactivate the drive mechanism and to control a speed of the drive mechanism while using the exercise device.