Patent ID: 8246524

Claim:
An exercise device, comprising: an arc shaped track having a concave side; a support structure that supports the arc shaped track at a position in which the concave side of the arc faces downward and in which the arc shaped track can be fixed at a location centered above a user's head to extend to each side of the user; a first and a second track follower, each of which engages the track and is movable along a length of the track to follow a course defined by the arc shape of the track; a first and a second handle coupled to the first and second track followers respectively to be gripped by the user's hand; at least one weight that is removably coupled to the at least one handle to provide additional weight to the handle as it is moved along the arc shaped track; where the first and second handles are coupled together; and the first and second handle coupled to the first and second track followers guiding the user's hand along the track in the arc shape when the user engages in an exercise motion in which a user's torso bends between a first sideways position and a second sideways position passing through an upright position.