Exercise apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of exercising comprising:
- providing an exercise apparatus, wherein the exercise apparatus comprisesa supporting stand and at least one force transmission element coupled to the supporting the at least one force transmission element comprisesat least one handle element and at least one pressure-exerting element coupled to the at least one handle element, and wherein the at least one pressure-exerting element is adapted to contact at least one knee of a user and move from a first position, anterolateral to the body of the user, to a second position, posterolateral to the body of the user;
grasping the handle element;
transmitting a force from the handle element to the pressure-exerting element;
moving the pressure-exerting element to contact the at least one knee of the user and to move from a first position, anterolateral to the body of the user, to a second position, posterolateral to the body of the user, wherein the first position is above a bench and the second position is below the bench, andmoving the at least one knee simultaneously with the pressure-exerting element from the first position to the second position, wherein the user has a positive stretching and mobilization effect on the lower back, hip joint, and thigh muscles.
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus containing a supporting stand and at least one force transmission element, which is associated with a handle element and a pressure exerting element, the apparatus being suitable to exert pressure onto the knee area of a human user and the apparatus allowing the movement of the pressure-exerting element from a first position, in which the pressure-exerting element is in an anterolateral position relative to the body of the user, to a second position of the pressure exerting element, in which the pressure-exerting element is in an posterolateral position, while the pressure-exerting element exerts pressure onto the knee area of the human user. In another aspect, the invention encompasses an exercise apparatus containing a supporting stand and at least one force transmission element, which is associated with a handle element and a pressure-exerting element, in which the force transmission element is movable about a first pivot, wherein the first pivot is positioned in a ventral position relative to the body of a human user.
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1. A method of exercising comprising:
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providing an exercise apparatus, wherein the exercise apparatus comprises a supporting stand and at least one force transmission element coupled to the supporting the at least one force transmission element comprises at least one handle element and at least one pressure-exerting element coupled to the at least one handle element, and wherein the at least one pressure-exerting element is adapted to contact at least one knee of a user and move from a first position, anterolateral to the body of the user, to a second position, posterolateral to the body of the user; grasping the handle element; transmitting a force from the handle element to the pressure-exerting element; moving the pressure-exerting element to contact the at least one knee of the user and to move from a first position, anterolateral to the body of the user, to a second position, posterolateral to the body of the user, wherein the first position is above a bench and the second position is below the bench, and moving the at least one knee simultaneously with the pressure-exerting element from the first position to the second position, wherein the user has a positive stretching and mobilization effect on the lower back, hip joint, and thigh muscles. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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a supporting stand; a bench coupled to the supporting stand; and at least one force transmission element coupled to the supporting stand comprising; at least one handle element; and at least one pressure-exerting element having a first position above the bench and a second position below the bench, wherein the at least one pressure-exerting element is coupled to the at least one handle element, wherein the at least one pressure-exerting element is adapted to move from the first position to the second position, wherein the first position is anterolateral to the body of a user and wherein the second position is posterolateral to the body of the user. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. An exercise apparatus comprising:
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a supporting stand; at least one force transmission element coupled to the supporting stand comprising; at least one handle element, and at least one pressure-exerting element coupled to the at least one handle element wherein the at least one pressure-exerting element is adapted to contact at least one knee of a user and move from a first position, anterolateral to the body of the user, to a second position, posterolateral to the body of the user; and a bench coupled to the supporting stand, wherein the bench supports the lower back of the user, and wherein the at least one pressure-exerting element is adapted to move above the bench and below the bench.
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