Patent ID: 8500612

Claim:
A resistance device for exercise comprising: a support member positioned at a first end portion of the resistance device, the support member having a first end portion and a second end portion; a first resilient member having a first end portion and a second end portion and at least one opening longitudinally oriented through at least a portion of the first resilient member; and a second resilient member positioned within the at least one opening; wherein: the first end portion of the first resilient member is configured to be attached to the support member such that the support member overlaps and surrounds the first end portion of the first resilient member; the first resilient member is supported in a cantilevered disposition by the support member; the resistance device is configured such that the first end portion of the resistance device is supportable in a cantilevered disposition and the second end portion is radially unrestrained; and the resistance device is configured to provide a resistance force when a user exerts a force on at least the second end portion of the resistance device that causes the resistance device to bend.