Patent ID: 7131935

Claim:
An oval tracked exercise apparatus with an adjusting mechanism having a frame unit comprising: a) a base frame having a drive mechanism located on a first end thereof; b) a guide rail slidable inserted into the base frame and being controlled by the drive mechanism; c) an upright frame having a bottom end connected to the guide rail and being movable between extended and retracted positions relative to the base frame, the upright frame is selectively adjusted to a fixed position located between the extended position and the retracted position by the drive mechanism positioning the guide rail; d) two hanging handle bars, a middle section of one of the two hanging handle bars is pivotally connected to each of two opposing sides of the upright frame; e) two cranks located above a second end of the base frame, each of the two cranks having a second end pivoting around a first end thereof; and f) two planks movable between uphill and downhill positions, a first end of one of the two planks is pivotally connected to a bottom end of each of the two hanging handle bars, a second end of one of the two planks is pivotally connected to the second end of each of the two cranks, the two planks alternatingly moving upwardly and downwardly, wherein, the two planks selectively moving between the uphill and the downhill positions when the upright frame moves between the extended and the retracted positions.