Patent ID: 7951048

Claim:
An exercise device comprising: a. an elliptical trainer exercise machine combined with an abdominal swivelling exercise machine; b. the elliptical trainer exercise machine comprises a central vertical post surrounding a horizontal bar, a right vertical post rotatably connected at one end to a right side of the horizontal bar and at its opposite end, the right vertical post is connected to a right horizontal support beam which supports a right foot rest member with an interior right foot support plate, a left vertical post is rotatably connected at one end to a left side of the horizontal bar, at its opposite end, the left vertical post is connected to a left horizontal support beam which supports a left foot rest member with an interior left foot support plate, a rotating drum connected to a seat post, the rotating drum has a right connection bar connected to a right horizontal support beam and a left connection bar connected to a left horizontal support beam; and c. the abdominal swivelling apparatus further comprises a non-movable lower vertical post supported by the right and left horizontal support beams of the elliptical trainer apparatus, an upper vertical center post rotatably connected to the lower vertical post, a vertically extending right hand grip bar connected to the right side of the upper vertical center post by a right connecting bar and a vertically extending left hand grip bar connected to a left side of the upper vertically extending center post by a left connecting bar; d. whereby in operation a rider sits on the seat and places the rider's right foot into the right foot support plate and places the rider's left foot into the left foot support plate and the rider holds onto the right handle and left handle and engages in elliptical pedaling action and also engages in abdominal swivelling action.