Patent ID: 7438670

Claim:
An exercise machine comprising: a frame; a first footpad connected to said frame so as to rotate along a first path in a first direction about a first drive axis; a second footpad connected to said frame so as to rotate along a second path in a second direction about a second drive axis; a resistance mechanism attached to said frame, said resistance mechanism effecting said rotation of said first footpad along said first path and said rotation of said second footpad along said second path; and a first footpad assembly fixing said first footpad at all points along said first path and a second footpad assembly fixing said second footpad at all points along said second path such that said first footpad and said second footpad are in a generally parallel orientation relative to each other at all said points; wherein said second path is non-parallel to said first path; wherein said first drive axis is fixed in a generally parallel orientation relative to said second drive axis; and wherein said first footpad and said second footpad each move independently of the motion of the other.