Patent ID: 8641582

Claim:
A leg-stretching exercise apparatus comprising: (a) a base; (b) a handle for enabling an exerciser to balance the torso thereof while performing the leg-stretching exercise, the handle connected to the base about a front vertical member assembly extending from the front thereof; (c) a waist belt attached to a rear vertical member extending from the rear of the base; and (d) a pair of generally horizontal track assemblies extending collinearly from either side of the base, each track assembly comprising: (i) at least one rail pipe extending between a pair of proximal and distal blocks; (ii) a foot-supporting platform coupled to the at least one rail pipe such that the platform slides along the length thereof; and (iii) a resilient member connecting the platform to the proximal block; the resilient member offering resistance against the movement of the platform towards the distal block.