Patent ID: 8382645

Claim:
A method of exercising a human, said method comprising: providing a sliding element having a body portion and a circumferential portion, said body portion having an upper surface adapted for receiving a limb of said human and a lower sliding surface adapted to slide on a exercise floor and having a center point, said circumferential portion tapered upward away from said sliding surface about the entire periphery of said sliding surface thereby permitting said sliding surface to slide smoothly on said exercise floor in any direction, the lower surface extending from the center point to the circumferential portion being smooth placing said sliding element on an exercise floor; while said human is standing, placing a foot of said human on said upper surface of said body portion and weighting said foot; and without the use of a handle or strap and without restraining said sliding element except by said exercise floor and said foot, performing an exercise program including sliding said sliding element by moving said foot.