Patent ID: 7641603

Claim:
An exercising apparatus comprising: a deck having a top surface with a longitudinal axis comprising: a first and a second longitudinal slot disposed colinearly along the longitudinal axis; a first and a second platform disposed on top of said first and said second longitudinal slot, sized and constructed to receive the feet of an exercising person, said platforms being movable along said longitudinal axis between respective first and second positions, wherein when said platforms are at said first respective positions, the person is standing with his feet together; and wherein when said platforms are at said respective second positions, the person is positioned with his feet spread apart and stretched laterally sideways; a rack assembly coupled to said platforms to reciprocate said platforms in opposite directions simultaneously as they move along said longitudinal axis between said first and second positions, said rack assembly including a first and second elongated bar coupled to said first and second platforms, respectively, and a pinion assembly coupled between said bars.