Patent ID: 7967738

Claim:
An exercise apparatus comprising: a base member having a longitudinal axis; an upstanding support member extending from the base member at a first position on the longitudinal axis; a seat mounted relative to the upstanding support member, the seat being configured to support the buttocks of an associated user of the exercise apparatus relative to the base member; a handrail extending from the base member and including a grippable portion located above the seat at a second position on the longitudinal axis spaced from the first position on the longitudinal axis; a cushion operatively attached with the seat and being configured to engage the legs of the associated user of the exercise apparatus, the cushion being selectively movable relative to the seat in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis; and, stirrups mounted on the base in a spaced apart relationship on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the base member, the stirrups being configured to hold the feet of the associated user of the exercise apparatus in a substantially fixed relationship relative to the base member so that the knees of the associated user are splayed out by the cushion while using the apparatus by selectively gripping on the grippable portion of the handrail and moving relative to the seat by standing and sitting.