Patent ID: 8500610

Claim:
An exercise device for allowing a user to obtain a full body workout, comprising: an innermost tubular member and an outermost tubular member, the tubular members being configured to be fitted together such that the tubular members are longitudinally and slidably movable in a telescoping manner relative to each other during the workout; a chamber within the outermost tubular member configured to receive a compressible gas that provides resistance to relative movement of the tubular members when the tubular members are fitted together; a collar provided at an end of the outermost tubular member, the collar being configured to allow gas in the chamber, the collar further having an inner diameter configured to receive the innermost tubular member in a manner which allows relative longitudinal sliding telescoping movement between the innermost tubular member and the outermost tubular member by the user during the workout, clearance between the collar and the innermost tubular member, when the innermost tubular member is received within the collar, governing pressure in the chamber and the amount of resistance to relative movement between the innermost and outermost tubular members; a lower limb connector attachment mounted to an end of one of the innermost or outermost tubular members for attachment to a lower limb of a user; and a gripping area at or near an opposite end of the other of the innermost and outermost tubular members to the lower limb connector attachment for allowing a user to, when the tubular members are fitted together, grasp the gripping area of the device and cause relative longitudinal sliding telescoping movement of the tubular members between the connector attachment and the gripping area to stretch and strengthen the user's body muscles during the workout.