Patent ID: 7354384

Claim:
An exercise apparatus comprising: a support base; first and second foot assemblies each configured to receive a respective foot of a seated user of the exercise apparatus, the first and second foot assemblies each comprising a respective proximal end portion and a respective distal end portion, the first and second foot assemblies being mounted on the support base to permit selective performance and switching between a pivoting exercise and a translational sliding exercise, wherein the pivoting exercise comprises the seated user performing hip extension and flexion movements to motion the foot assemblies pivotally, and wherein the translational sliding exercise comprises the seated user performing foreleg extension and flexion movements by motioning the first and second foot assemblies longitudinally back and forth, and a first locking mechanism operatively associated with the first and second foot assemblies for selectively preventing pivoting motion of the first and second foot assemblies, while not interfering with sliding motion of the first and second foot assemblies associated with the translational sliding exercise, wherein the foot assemblies are operatively mounted on the support base in such a manner as to permit selection of an elliptical exercise, the elliptical exercise comprising the seated user simultaneously performing the pivoting exercise and the translational sliding exercise to cause the feet of the seated user to follow substantially elliptical paths.