Patent ID: 8062191

Claim:
A recumbent stepper comprising: a frame; a pair of lever arm pivotally attached to the frame whereby each lever arm is movable from a retracted position to an extended position; a pair of pedals pivotally attached proximate to the distal end of the respective lever arm; a pair of pulleys rotatably attached to the frame; a pair of flexible members attached between the respective lever arm and pulley, whereby the flexible member is wound around the pulley when the lever arm is in the retracted position and deploys as the lever arm moves to the extended position; a pair of springs operably attached to the pulley whereby each lever arm is biased to the retracted position; and a pair of adjustable resistance devices operably connected to the respective pulley whereby increasing the resistance on the respective pulley increases the force required to move the respective lever arm from the retracted position toward the extended position, wherein each adjustable resistance device is one of a disc brake, an internal drum brake and an external drum brake.