Patent ID: 7806805

Claim:
An exercising apparatus comprising: a frame structure constructed and arranged to be supported on a horizontal surface; a foot engaging unit disposed on said frame structure; a movable body carriage mounted on said frame structure for movement toward and away from said foot engaging unit; the movable body carriage arranged to support the buttocks, back and head of a user, the foot engaging unit including a foot engagement surface angled relative to the movable body carriage to enable the bottom of the user's feet to engage the foot engagement surface and thrust against the foot engagement surface to drive the movable body carriage away from the foot engagement surface; and an electromechanical system operable between the frame structure and said movable body carriage for biasing said movable body carriage toward said foot engaging unit and for resisting movement of said movable body carriage away from said foot engaging unit, the electromechanical system including an electrical control circuit for electrically controlling the amount of bias and resistance provided by said electromechanical system.