Balancing equipment that provides a selectively dynamic platform for an individual thereon. The weight and movement of the individual causes the platform to tilt in any direction, thereby attempting to throw off the balance of the individual, causing the individual to work on maintaining balance whi
Balancing equipment that provides a selectively dynamic platform for an individual thereon. The weight and movement of the individual causes the platform to tilt in any direction, thereby attempting to throw off the balance of the individual, causing the individual to work on maintaining balance while on the dynamic platform. The dynamic nature of the platform can be adjusted to correspond to the balancing abilities of individuals. An adjustment mechanism increases or reduces the amount the platform is able to tilt, without requiring the raising or lowering of any component of the platform. An exercise mechanism can also be connected to the platform to further modify the dynamic nature of the platform.
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What is claimed and desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is: 1. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise, the exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise; and
What is claimed and desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is: 1. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise, the exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise; and an adjustable hub, wherein a first end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said base and a second end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said board, and wherein said hub is moveable to thereby enable said board to tilt in any direction, wherein said hub comprises a flexible connector and a tilit adjuster movably coupled thereto, wherein said tilt adjuster is disposed about said flexible connector. 2. An exercise platform as recited in claim 3, wherein said hub is configured to move by flexing to enable said board to tilt in any direction. 3. An exercise platform as recited in claim 3, wherein said hub is configured to move laterally to enable said board to tilt in any direction. 4. An exercise platform as recited in claim 1, wherein said tilt adjuster is configured to be selectively rotated about said flexible connector such that upon rotation of said tilt adjuster, the amount to which said board is able to tilt toward said base is adjusted. 5. An exercise platform as recited in claim 4, wherein said tilt adjuster is configured to selectively adjust the amount said board is able to tilt without raising said board. 6. An exercise platform as recited in claim 4, wherein said tilt adjuster is configured to be rotated within a horizontal plane. 7. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise; and an adjustable hub, wherein a first end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said base and a second end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said board, and wherein said hub is moveable to thereby enable said board to tilit in any direction, wherein said hub comprises a flexible connector, wherein said flexible connector includes: a flexible material; and a plate embedded in the flexible material, said plate having at least one post extending therefrom. 8. An exercise platform as recited in claim 4, wherein said flexible connector includes an upper abutment member and said adjuster includes a lower abutment member, and wherein said lower abutment member is aligned under said upper abutment member to limit the amount to which said board is able to tilt toward said base. 9. An exercise platform as recited in claim 8, wherein said tilt adjuster includes a plurality of lower abutment members, and wherein upon rotating said tilt adjuster about said flexible connector, a lower abutment member is aligned under said upper abutment member to limit the amount to which said board is able to tilt toward said base. 10. An exercise platform as recited in claim 9, wherein the amount to which said board is able to tilt toward said base when one of said lower abutment members is aligned under said upper abutment member is greater than the amount to which said board is able to tilt toward said base when another lower abutment member is aligned under said upper abutment member. 11. An exercise platform as recited in claim 8, wherein said tilt adjuster includes at least one handle to facilitate rotating said adjuster about said flexible connector. 12. An exercise platform as recited in claim 8, wherein said upper abutment member is aligned under at least one of said lower abutment members through the use of a detent mechanism. 13. An exercise platform as recited in claim 12, wherein said detent mechanism includes a protrusion located on said tilt adjuster and a socket located on said flexible connector, such that when said adjuster is rotated about said flexible connector, said protrusion mates with said socket. 14. An exercise platform as recited in claim 13, wherein when a first protrusion resides in said socket, said upper abutment member is aligned under a lower abutment member. 15. An exercise platform as recited in claim 13, wherein when a second protrusion resides in said socket, a second lower abutment member is aligned under said upper abutment member. 16. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise, the exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise; and an adjustable hub, wherein a first end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said base and a second end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said board, and wherein said hub is moveable to thereby enable said board to tilt in any direction, and further including a friction reducer that is interposed between said board and said hub to reduce the amount of friction between said board and said hub. 17. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise, the exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise; an adjustable hub, wherein a first end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said base and a second end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said board, and wherein said hub is moveable to thereby enable said board to tilt in any direction; and a reinforcing plate, wherein said reinforcing plate is coupled to a center area of said board. 18. An exercise platform as recited in claim 3, further including a non-slip material disposed on an upper surface of said board. 19. An exercise platform as recited in claim 3, further comprising an exercise mechanism coupled to the platform to modify the dynamic nature of the platform. 20. An exercise platform as recited in claim 19, wherein said exercise mechanism comprises at least one handle coupled to the board. 21. An exercise platform as recited in claim 19, wherein said handle is stretchable. 22. An exercise platform as recited in claim 19, wherein a first end of said handle is configured to be held by an individual and a second end of said handle is selectively coupled to said board, such that use of said handle causes said board to tilt. 23. A wobbly apparatus upon which an individual may stand, the wobbly apparatus comprising: a first support upon which the individual stands; a second support configured to be placed on a stable surface; a flexible connector interposed between said first support and said second support, wherein said connector is configured to allow at least one of: (i) the weight of the individual; and (ii) the movement of the individual to cause said first support to move toward said second support; a tilt adjuster interposed between said first support and said second support to restrict the movement of said first support towards said second support; and at least one handle made of a stretchable material and coupled to one of said first and second supports. 24. A wobbly apparatus as recited in claim 23, wherein said tilt adjuster comprises a plurality of settings to selectively adjust the amount of said movement of said first support toward said second support. 25. A wobbly apparatus as recited in claim 24, wherein said tilt adjuster is configured to be selectively adjusted between said plurality of settings without vertically displacing any of said first support, said second support, said flexible connector or said tilt adjuster. 26. A wobbly apparatus as recited in claim 23, wherein said handle is removably coupled to said first support. 27. A wobbly apparatus as recited in claim 23, wherein a first end of said handle is held by the individual and a second end of said handle is removably coupled to one of said first and second supports. 28. A wobbly platform upon which an individual may stand, the wobbly platform comprising: a board; a base; a flexible connector interposed between said board and said base, wherein said flexible connector is configured to allow the weight of an individual to cause said board to tilt in any direction; and a tilt adjuster disposed about said flexible connector and moveably coupled for restricting the amount which said board tilts. 29. A wobbly platform as recited in claim 28, wherein said tilt adjuster comprises a plurality of settings to selectively adjust the amount which said board may tilt. 30. A wobbly platform as recited in claim 28, further including at least one handle, wherein a first end of said handle is held by the individual and a second end of said handle is coupled to one of said board or said base. 31. A dynamic platform that provides an unstable surface for an individual, the dynamic platform comprising: a rigid board for supporting an individual; a stable base for supporting said board; a flexible hub for coupling said board to said base and allowing said board to tilt in any direction toward said base, wherein said hub comprises: a flexible connector having a top abutment member set; and an adjuster that includes one or more bottom abutment member sets, wherein one of said one or more bottom abutment member sets is selectively aligned with said top abutment member set to restrict the amount of tilt of said board. 32. A dynamic platform as recited in claim 31, wherein one of said one or more abutment member sets is configured to be selectively aligned with said top abutment member set without changing a central position of said board. 33. A dynamic platform as recited in claim 31, further comprising one or more handles coupled to said board for modifying the unstable surface of the dynamic platform. 34. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise, the exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise; a hub, wherein a first end of said hub is coupled to said base and a second end of said hub is coupled to said board, and wherein said hub is flexible to thereby enable said board to tilt in any direction; and a handle having a first end configured to be held by the individual and a second end coupled to the board, wherein said handle is stretchable and coupled to a peripheral portion of the board, such that the use of the handle increases the tilting of the board. 35. An exercise platform as recited in claim 34, wherein said hub is adjustable. 36. An exercise platform as recited in claim 34, wherein the handle is selectively coupled to the board. 37. An exercise platform as recited in claim 34, further comprising a second handle selectively coupled to the board. 38. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise, the exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise located a first distance from said base; and an adjustable hub, wherein a first end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said base and a second end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said board, said hub configured to be adjustable while the platform is in an assembled configuration without altering the first distance between said base and said board such that said hub is conveniently adjustable by a user, and wherein said hub is moveable to thereby enable said board to tilt in any direction. 39. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise, the exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise; and an adjustable hub, wherein a first end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said base and a second end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said board, wherein said hub is moveable to thereby enable said board to tilt in any direction, and wherein said hub comprises a rotatable tilt adjuster that is selectively rotated in order to adjust the amount to which said board is able to tilt toward said base. 40. An exercise platform that is dynamic in nature to provide an unstable surface upon which an individual may exercise, the exercise platform comprising: a stable base; a board upon which the individual may exercise; and an adjustable hub, wherein a first end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said base and a second end of said adjustable hub is coupled to said board, and wherein said hub is moveable to thereby enable said board to tilt in any direction, said hub having a handle configured to be grasped by a user and selectively moved such that movement of said handle adjusts said hub.
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