Patent ID: 7077787

Claim:
A hand-held exercise apparatus comprising: a circular coil having two ends, a first end and a second end, the circular coil wound around several times, wherein the ends of the circular coil point outward approximately ten to thirty degrees apart from one another, the circular coil having a tensile strength, a first handle attached to the first end of the circular coil, a second handle attached to the first end of the circular coil, and means for adjusting the tensile strength needed to pulled the handles together, wherein an individual can exercise by grasping the two handles and pulling the two handles together repeatedly, wherein the means for adjusting the tensile strength needed to pulled the handles together further comprises: a spring having a first end and a second end the second end of the spring being attached to the coil in at least one location, an adjustment knob, and a connector having a first end and a second end the first end of the connector being attached to the first end of the spring, the second end of the connector being attached to the adjustment knob, wherein an individual can adjust the tensile strength needed to pulled the handles together by turning the adjustment knob clockwise or counterclockwise.