Patent ID: 7115078

Claim:
An orbital resistance-adjustable sphere exercising apparatus comprising: a) a sphere cradle having a base that includes a means for supporting three evenly-spaced sphere friction pads, b) a sphere that is supported by the three sphere friction pads and having an upper inner-pole cavity, c) means for adjusting the friction that is equally applied to said sphere by the three sphere friction pads, and d) a telescoping pole assembly comprising: (1) an inner pole having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end is inserted into the inner-pole cavity on said sphere and attached thereto by an attachment means, (2) an outer pole having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end is slidably inserted over the inner pole and retained thereon at a selectable height by a height adjusting means, and (3) an articulated handle attached by an attachment means to the upper end of the outer pole, wherein the combination of the handle, telescoping pole assembly and the friction produced by said sphere allows several exercising routines encompassing a full range-of-motion to be performed.