Patent ID: 7699757

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a) a handle; b) said handle comprising at least one movable member that is simultaneously movable along a plurality of non-parallel axes, and at least one flexible member disposed between a fixed member and said movable member, wherein said flexible member permits said movable member to move along said plurality of non-parallel axes relative to said fixed member, and wherein said movable member and said flexible member shunt forces applied to said apparatus; c) a sensor in communication with said apparatus for translating forces applied to said apparatus; d) said flexible and movable members act as a shunt to transfer multiaxial forces applied to said apparatus along said plurality of non-parallel axes, directly to said sensor as a uniaxial force; e) a display mounted on said handle to display information during an exercise; and f) a control system incorporated within said apparatus to handle parameters of said exercise, wherein said flexible member consists of at least an upper flexible member, a center flexible member, and a lower flexible member and only said center flexible member directly transfers said force to said sensor.