Patent ID: 7008358

Claim:
Exercising apparatus comprising a body support against which the torso of a person using the apparatus mainly rests, and also comprising first, upper support means for the person's upper extremities and second, lower support means for the person's lower extremities, characterized in that it comprises a drive means for moving said upper and lower support means so that the person's upper and lower extremities, respectively, starting from a rest position (A) are imparted a movement outwards from the sides of the torso and upwards towards the person's head or a point thereabove, along parts of circular paths, to a turning point (B) and thereafter back to the rest position (A), the drive means comprises a drive unit and a turning mechanism connecting said drive unit to said upper and lower support means and transmitting a turning movement to them, the turning mechanism comprises a rack that can be moved by said driving unit, and at least two toothed wheels forming first rotating discs and being arranged one on each side of and in engagement with said rack, thereby being rotatable in opposite directions when said rack is moved.