Patent ID: 7413528

Claim:
An exercise device for improving physical fitness, comprising: (a) a base body having a plurality of units comprising first and second step surfaces and first and second handle bars for supporting a user, at least one of said units being displaceable by a body part of the user, and each unit having at least one associated first separate component, said first component being in effective communication with an assigned body part of the user, said first component of said first step surface comprising a first separate footplate associated with the first step surface, said first component of said second step surface comprising a second separate foot plate associated with the second step surface, said first component of said first handle bar comprising a first separate handle segment, and said first component of said second handle bar comprising a second separate handle segment; (b) at least one damping element connecting a respective first component with a corresponding unit; and (c) at least one vibrating movement generator operatively connected to said first and second footplates and said first and second handle segments to selectively apply vibration movement to said first and second footplates and said first and second handle segments; wherein said at least one damping element comprises a first damping element arranged between said first step surface and said first footplate, a second damping element arranged between said second step surface and said second footplate, a third damping element arranged between said first footplate and said first handle segment, and a fourth damping element arranged between said second footplate and said second handle segment.