Patent ID: 7682297

Claim:
An exercise apparatus for an individual comprising: a) a frame having a foot end, a head end, a leftward portion, and rightward portion; b) a carriage having a footer portion, a header portion, a vertically upward surface, a vertically downward surface, a leftward lateral side and a rightward lateral side, the carriage being movably coupled to the frame to travel back and forth longitudinally along the frame; c) a plurality of elastic members coupled to the frame on a first end and removably coupled to the carriage on a second end, d) where a vertically extending member of the carriage comprises an attachment system where said surfaces define a plurality of slots of attachment regions positioned vertically to approximately correlate to the lateral position of elastic members of the resistance system, and e) a kickboard movably attached to the frame toward the foot end of the frame such that said kickboard is rotationally positionable in a horizontal and a vertical position having a vertically upward surface and a vertically downward surface when in the horizontal position and the vertically upward surface of the kickboard when in the horizontal position is substantially aligned with the vertically upward surface of the carriage when the kickboard is in the stowed position and sufficiently proximate thereto said carriage for supporting the individual positioned on the upward surface on the kickboard and the vertically upward surface of the carriage so the kickboard and the carriage surface areas collectively operate as a treatment table.