WHOLE BODY EXERCISE APPARATUS FOR USE WITH ELASTIC SPHERICAL BALL
First Claim
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a ball support configured to receive an elastic ball;
a foot ladder configured to receive one or more feet of a user, wherein the foot ladder is attached to one end of the ball support and is configured to provide rigid support to the user; and
a torso support configured to support the torso of the user during exercise, wherein the torso support is attached to another end of the ball support.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an exercise apparatus for use in developing strength and flexibility in all muscular groups of a person'"'"'s core as well as the major muscle groups of in the arms, legs and neck. The device uses an elastic ball and ball support to evenly distribute contact forces between the person'"'"'s body and the device while preventing ball motion during stretching, exercising, and physical therapy. The exercise apparatus also comprises a torso support and a foot ladder to that are configured to provide stability and comfort to a user while enabling the user to undertake a multitude of optimal stretching, exercising and rehabilitation regimens. Additionally, the device may be used with free weights or elastic members. In some embodiments the exercise device further comprises elastic members comprised of elastic straps, wherein the exercise apparatus is configured to provide resistance directions, planes of motion, and range of motion to a user that are not achievable with other devices.
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20 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a ball support configured to receive an elastic ball; a foot ladder configured to receive one or more feet of a user, wherein the foot ladder is attached to one end of the ball support and is configured to provide rigid support to the user; and a torso support configured to support the torso of the user during exercise, wherein the torso support is attached to another end of the ball support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a ball support configured to receive an elastic ball; a foot ladder configured to receive one or more feet of a user, wherein the foot ladder is attached to one end of the ball support and is configured to provide rigid support to the user; and an elastic member having a first end, a second end, and a midpoint region, wherein the midpoint region of the elastic member is wrapped over a component of the foot ladder, wherein the first end and the second end of the elastic member are configured to be gripped by a user to generate a resistance force in a resistance force direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for exercising, comprising:
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means for receiving an elastic exercise ball; torso supporting means, wherein the torso supporting means are configured to support a user'"'"'s body weight, and wherein the torso supporting means comprise a horizontal surface that is configured to be substantially coplanar with an upper portion of an elastic ball that has been deformed under the weight of a user; and foot restraint means, wherein the foot restraint means are configured to restrain a user'"'"'s feet at each of a plurality of degrees of knee bend without interrupting an exercise routine. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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