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A portable exercise device which provides the benefits of working out with free weights. Adjustable foot pads on opposite sides of a central housing accommodate different stance widths and retract to a compact storage position. Right and left reels in the housing receive cords which extend through t

A portable exercise device which provides the benefits of working out with free weights. Adjustable foot pads on opposite sides of a central housing accommodate different stance widths and retract to a compact storage position. Right and left reels in the housing receive cords which extend through the foot pads and carry special hand grips. Outward pulling on the cords is resisted by spring packs having clock-type coil springs. The spring packs can be stacked on one another to vary the resistive force applied to the reels. The two resistance systems are independent of one another but are adjusted to the same initial tension by a common cable adjustment mechanism. Attachment of added components allows rowing exercises to be carried out.

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An exercising device comprising: a portable base adapted to rest on a support surface and providing a pair of spaced apart foot pads for receiving the feet of the user; a pair of reels supported for rotation on the base independently of one another, each reel being rotatable about a rotational axis

An exercising device comprising: a portable base adapted to rest on a support surface and providing a pair of spaced apart foot pads for receiving the feet of the user; a pair of reels supported for rotation on the base independently of one another, each reel being rotatable about a rotational axis oriented substantially perpendicular to said foot receiving surfaces; a pair of flexible lines wound around the respective reels in a manner to rotate the reels when the respective lines are pulled; a hand grip on each line, said hand grips being situated on opposite sides of said base at locations accessible to the hands of a user standing on said foot pads; and resilient resistance means for each reel acting thereon in a manner to resist rotation of the reel in a direction caused by pulling on the corresponding line, the resilient resistance means for each reel acting independently of the resilient resistance means for the other reel.