Device to augment exercise
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1. An apparatus for augmenting the exercise of body muscle(s) comprising:
- one or more closing-fitting articles of wearing apparel configured to encompass one or more limbs of the user, the article(s) comprising one or more elongate passageways along a portion of the length of the limbs, one or more releasably anchored resistance members, the passageway(s) configured to removably receive the releasably anchored resistance member and to bias the resistance member against or toward the body of the user when in use, the resistance member being extendable in a longitudinal direction, wherein the means for anchoring the first end and second end of the resistance member are releasably attached to the body of the user independent of wearing apparel.
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Abstract
An apparatus for augmenting exercise of body muscle(s) comprising one or more articles of close-fitting wearing apparel employing one or more removable elongate resistance members, loosely enclosed in passageways along a portion of the length of the apparel, which resistance members releasably anchored at one end to a fixed-in-place member such as a belt or a shoulder harness and attached at the distal end to the extremity of an arm or leg, the apparatus being devised so as to increase the energy required by a user to flex his arms or legs over the energy level necessary without the resistance of the elongate resistance members.
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1. An apparatus for augmenting the exercise of body muscle(s) comprising:
one or more closing-fitting articles of wearing apparel configured to encompass one or more limbs of the user, the article(s) comprising one or more elongate passageways along a portion of the length of the limbs, one or more releasably anchored resistance members, the passageway(s) configured to removably receive the releasably anchored resistance member and to bias the resistance member against or toward the body of the user when in use, the resistance member being extendable in a longitudinal direction, wherein the means for anchoring the first end and second end of the resistance member are releasably attached to the body of the user independent of wearing apparel.
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2. An apparatus for augmenting the exercise of body muscle(s) comprising:
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one or more close-fitting articles of wearing apparel configured to encompass one or more limbs of the user, said article(s) comprising; one or more an elongate passageways traversing a length of the body of the user, one or more elongate resistance members having a first end and a second end, the resistance member occupying the elongate passageway and being extendable in the longitudinal direction, and means for releasably anchoring the first end and the second end of the resistance member, wherein said anchoring means is releasably attached to the body of the user independent of wearing apparel. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for augmenting the exercise of body muscle(s), comprising:
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one or more close-fitting, articles of wearing apparel configured to encompass one or more limbs of a user, said article(s) comprising one or more elongate passageways along a portion of the length of the limb, configured to removably receive an elongate resistance member being extendable in the longitudinal direction, and to bias the resistance member against or toward the body of a user when in use; one or more elongate resistance members having a first end and a second end; means for releasably anchoring the first end and the second end of the resistance member, wherein said anchoring means is releasably attached to the body of the user independent of wearing apparel, and wherein the anchor means for the first end encircles the torso of the user'"'"'s body and wherein the anchor means for the second end encircles the limb at a location distal to the torso; means for removably attaching and detaching said anchor means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for augmenting the exercise of body muscle(s), comprising:
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one or more close-fitting, articles of wearing configured to encompass one or more limbs of the user, the article(s) comprising one or more elongate passageways along a portion of the length of the limb, one or more releasably anchored resistance members, the passageway(s) configured to removably receive the releasably anchored resistance member, the releasable member being extendable in the longitudinal direction, the elongate member having a first end and a second end; means for releasably anchoring the first end and the second end of the resistance member, wherein said anchoring means is releasably attached to the body of the user independent of wearing apparel, and wherein the anchor means for the first end encircles the torso of the user'"'"'s body and wherein the anchor means for the second end encircles the limb at a location distal to the torso; and means for removably attaching and detaching said anchor means. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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