초록 ▼

Exercisers are disclosed which include a flexible stretchable loop which is configured to receive both a hand or foot of the person exercising, and which is covered with a stretchable textile which is stretchable therewith. The stretchable loop closely conforms to and grips either the hand or foot o

Exercisers are disclosed which include a flexible stretchable loop which is configured to receive both a hand or foot of the person exercising, and which is covered with a stretchable textile which is stretchable therewith. The stretchable loop closely conforms to and grips either the hand or foot of the person when the person is exercising, and is attached to extension spring which has a spring force which permits it to be stretched by the muscle force of a person when the hand or foot of the person is received in the loop so as to extend to a length which exceeds at least 100% of its length at rest, and preferably 200-300% of its length at rest. A variety of exercise routines are made possible by the exercisers of the invention and are disclosed for exercising the thigh, hip joint, groin, arms, stomach, back and/or gluteal muscles.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A method of exercising the leg thigh muscles of a person, comprising:the person exercising assuming a position lying on the person's back:stationarily fixing an end of a resilient stretchable element to a point which is in a plane which is substantially parallel to a plane which p

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A method of exercising the leg thigh muscles of a person, comprising:the person exercising assuming a position lying on the person's back:stationarily fixing an end of a resilient stretchable element to a point which is in a plane which is substantially parallel to a plane which passes through the hips of the person exercising;attaching the opposite end of the resilient stretchable element to the foot of the leg to be exercised;extending the leg to which the resilient stretchable element is attached to substantially full length to stretch and elongate the element;swinging the extended leg and the extended element from a first position in which the leg extends upwardly in the vertical and is closely adjacent a plane bisecting the head and hips of the person exercising to a second position outwardly and away from the vertical and the last mentioned plane, and back to said first position; andwherein said resilient stretchable element is an extension spring which has a spring force which permits it to be stretched by the muscle force of the person so as to extend to a length which exceeds at least 100% of its length at rest.