Patent ID: 7785242

Claim:
An exercise device for use by a person when performing cardiovascular exercise on a bearing surface, the device comprising: a support structure including a plurality of supports, each of said supports having an anchor, said structure being configured so that in use a first support of the plurality of supports is positioned at a first end of the support structure, a second support of said plurality is positioned at a second end of the support structure opposite said first end so the corresponding anchors are positioned above the bearing surface and at opposite ends of the device, a third support of the plurality of supports is positioned at the first end of the support structure, and a fourth support of the plurality of supports is positioned at the second end of the support structure so that the corresponding anchors are positioned above the bearing surface and at opposite ends thereof; a first resilient exercise element extending between said corresponding anchors of the support structure so that in use the first element is positioned so the person may grasp the first element with a first hand and apply a downward force toward the bearing surface by extending a corresponding arm so the first element reduces a force the person exerts on the bearing surface; a second resilient exercise element connected to the support structure so that in use the second element is positioned so the person may grasp the second element with a second hand and apply a pulling force by contracting a corresponding arm, said second resilient exercise element extending between corresponding anchors of the support structure so that in use the second element is positioned so the person may grasp the second element with said second hand and wherein the first and second resiliently yieldable exercise elements are positionable so that the person may stand between the exercise elements and grasp the first and second exercise elements with said first and second hands, respectively; and first and second handles slidably connected to the first and second exercise elements, respectively, and configured to be grasped by said hands of the person.