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A mobile ergonomic exercise tricycle apparatus and related method of use, comprising: two front wheels; one rear wheel; two front handles, one for each hand of a rider; two pedals, one for each foot of the rider; and a connection between the pedals and the rear wheel such that actuation of the pedal

A mobile ergonomic exercise tricycle apparatus and related method of use, comprising: two front wheels; one rear wheel; two front handles, one for each hand of a rider; two pedals, one for each foot of the rider; and a connection between the pedals and the rear wheel such that actuation of the pedals by the rider's feet rotates the rear wheel to move the tricycle forward; wherein: the tricycle does not comprise any seat for sitting; and the pedals are positioned relative to the front handles such that when the rider's feet are atop the pedals and the rider's hands are touching the front handles, the rider is forced into a substantially upright, standing position when the apparatus is at rest and in motion.

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1. A mobile ergonomic exercise tricycle apparatus, comprising: two front wheels;one rear wheel of substantially a same diameter as said two front wheels;two front handles, one for each hand of a rider;two pedals circularly rotatable about a central pivot point, one for each foot of the rider;a conne

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A mobile ergonomic exercise tricycle apparatus, comprising: two front wheels;one rear wheel of substantially a same diameter as said two front wheels;two front handles, one for each hand of a rider;two pedals circularly rotatable about a central pivot point, one for each foot of the rider;a connection between said pedals and said rear wheel such that actuation of said pedals by the rider's feet rotating said pedals about said central pivot point rotates said rear wheel to move said tricycle forward;a connection between said handles and said front wheels such that turning said handles simultaneously turns said front wheels to steer said apparatus and said tricycle is not steered by leaning; anda mid-frame shock suspension for providing a spring tension between a mid-frame member and a rear frame member of said apparatus, said mid-frame member connecting said two front wheels with said rear frame member and said rear frame member further having a connection to said rear wheel; wherein:said tricycle does not comprise any seat for sitting;said pedals are positioned relative to said front handles such that when the rider's feet are atop said pedals and the rider's hands are touching said front handles, the rider is forced into a substantially upright, standing position when said apparatus is at rest and in motion; andsaid spring tension absorbs and mitigates shocks from said apparatus riding over uneven surfaces. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a back support positioned relative to said front handles and said pedals such that the back support induces the lumbar or lower thoracic region of the rider's back to further maintain the rider's substantially upright, standing position, and to deter the rider from leaning, crouching, or sitting. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: a brake for locking said rear wheel into a stationary state while the rider is standing on said pedals. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein, to prepare said tricycle for storage or transport said back support is configured to be rotated toward a rear of said tricycle. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a brake for locking said rear wheel into a stationary state while the rider is standing on said pedals. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, to prepare said tricycle for storage or transport: said two front wheels and related axle assemblies and their attachment via struts to a frame of said tricycle are configured such that said two front wheels are adapted to transform from a fully-deployed configuration thereof into a position wherein they remain substantially parallel and adjacent to one another, but are elevated relative to said fully-deployed configuration and separated substantially only by the tricycle frame. 7. A method of exercising using the apparatus of claim 1, comprising the steps of: a rider holding said tricycle at rest;while said tricycle is at rest, placing the rider's hands upon two front handles of said tricycle, one handle for each hand of the rider;while said tricycle is at rest, placing the rider's feet upon two pedals of said tricycle, circularly rotatable about a central pivot point, one pedal for each foot of the rider;said tricycle remaining balanced while at rest with the rider's hands upon the handles and the rider's feet upon the pedals by virtue of said tricycle comprising two front wheels and one rear wheel of substantially a same diameter as said two front wheels;the rider being forced into a substantially upright, standing position when the rider's feet are atop said pedals and the rider's hands are touching said front handles by virtue of how said pedals are positioned relative to said front handles;the rider moving said tricycle forward by the rider's feet rotating said pedals about said central pivot point to actuate said pedals to rotate said rear wheel via a connection between said pedals and said rear wheel, while maintaining said substantially upright, standing position; andsteering said tricycle by turning said front wheels by turning said handles, not by the rider leaning. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of: the rider further maintaining said substantially upright, standing position, via a back support positioned relative to said front handles and said pedals such that the back support induces the lumbar or lower thoracic region of the rider's back to deter the rider from leaning, crouching, or sitting. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of: the rider stopping the tricycle or keeping the tricycle at rest, while the rider is standing on said pedals, by applying a force to a hand brake for locking said rear wheel into a stationary state. 10. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of: preparing said tricycle for storage or transport by rotating said back support toward a rear of said tricycle. 11. The method of claim 7, further comprising the step of: the rider stopping the tricycle or keeping the tricycle at rest, while the rider is standing on said pedals, by applying a force to a hand brake for locking said rear wheel into a stationary state.