Exercise device for side-to-side stepping motion
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1. An exercise machine comprising:
- a frame;
a first footpad connected to said frame so as to rotate along a first path in a first direction about a first drive axis;
a second footpad connected to said frame so as to rotate along a second path in a second direction about a second drive axis;
a resistance mechanism attached to said frame, said resistance mechanism effecting said rotation of said first footpad along said first path and said rotation of said second footpad along said second path; and
a first footpad assembly fixing said first footpad at all points along said first path and a second footpad assembly fixing said second footpad at all points along said second path such that said first footpad and said second footpad are in a generally parallel orientation relative to each other at all said points;
wherein said second path is non-parallel to said first path;
wherein said first drive axis is fixed in a generally parallel orientation relative to said second drive axis; and
wherein said first footpad and said second footpad each move independently of the motion of the other.
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Abstract
Exercise machines and methods of exercising which utilize a side-to-side stepping motion to exercise the lower extremities.
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29 Claims
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1. An exercise machine comprising:
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a frame; a first footpad connected to said frame so as to rotate along a first path in a first direction about a first drive axis; a second footpad connected to said frame so as to rotate along a second path in a second direction about a second drive axis; a resistance mechanism attached to said frame, said resistance mechanism effecting said rotation of said first footpad along said first path and said rotation of said second footpad along said second path; and a first footpad assembly fixing said first footpad at all points along said first path and a second footpad assembly fixing said second footpad at all points along said second path such that said first footpad and said second footpad are in a generally parallel orientation relative to each other at all said points; wherein said second path is non-parallel to said first path; wherein said first drive axis is fixed in a generally parallel orientation relative to said second drive axis; and wherein said first footpad and said second footpad each move independently of the motion of the other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An exercise machine comprising:
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a frame; means attached to said flame for having a first foot of a user move along a first path; means attached to said flame for having a second foot of a user move along a second path, wherein said second path is non-parallel to said first path and said second path and said first path are coplanar; means attached to said frame for effecting said movement of said first foot along said first path and for effecting said movement of said second foot along said second path; and means for fixing said first footpad at all points along said first path and said second footpad at all points along said second path in a generally parallel orientation; wherein said movement of said first foot occurs independently of said movement of said second foot.
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25. A method of exercising comprising:
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providing an exercise machine including; a frame; and at least two footpads moveably mounted on said frame such that each of said footpads can move independently of the other; placing a first human foot on a first of said footpads; placing a second human foot on a second of said footpads; visualizing a first plane passing through the toe, heel, and calf of said first human foot and a second plane passing through the toe, heel, and calf of said second human foot; moving said first human foot and said second human foot interchangeably in a manner so as that said planes are both translated relatively simultaneously along a path non-parallel to said planes, and so as that said first human foot and said second human foot remain generally parallel throughout the movement. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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