Patent ID: 7195583

Claim:
Seating comprising: a) a seat having left and right portions for supporting a user's left and right thighs, respectively; b) a seat support for supporting the seat, the seat support including a pivot axis about which the left and right portions can pivot downwardly and upwardly independently relative to the seat support; c) an exercise assembly comprising right and left foot elements positioned forwardly and below the seat to allow a user to exercise while seated, wherein each foot element is pivotable on its own pivot axis that is different than the pivot axis of the seat support; and d) a connection structure linking the right foot element to the right portion of the seat and the left foot element to the left portion of the seat so that when a user causes the right foot element to move upwardly or downwardly the right portion of the seat pivots correspondingly, and when a user causes the left foot element to move upwardly or downwardly, the left portion of the seat pivots correspondingly.