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A portable exercise chair that includes a chair frame, a chair seat and a resistance system. The resistance system includes first and second resistance arrangements. Each of the resistance arrangements includes first and second resistance hubs and a stretchable resistance member. The resistance hubs

A portable exercise chair that includes a chair frame, a chair seat and a resistance system. The resistance system includes first and second resistance arrangements. Each of the resistance arrangements includes first and second resistance hubs and a stretchable resistance member. The resistance hubs on the first and second resistance arrangements are releasably and swivelly connected to the chair frame. The resistance system is designed to enable a user to perform a variety of exercises. The portable exercise chair can include a retractable foot plate.

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1. A portable exercise chair including a chair frame, a chair seat and a resistance system, said chair frame including an upper back portion and a lower leg portion, said resistance system including a first and second resistance arrangements, each of said resistance arrangements including first and

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A portable exercise chair including a chair frame, a chair seat and a resistance system, said chair frame including an upper back portion and a lower leg portion, said resistance system including a first and second resistance arrangements, each of said resistance arrangements including first and second resistance hubs and a stretchable resistance member, said first resistance hub on said first resistance arrangement releasably and swivelly connectable to a first side of said upper back portion, said first resistance hub on said second resistance arrangement releasably and swivelly connectable to a second side of said upper back portion, said second resistance hub on said first resistance arrangement releasably and swivelly connectable to a first side of said lower leg portion, said second resistance hub on said second resistance arrangement releasably and swivelly connectable to a second side of said lower leg portion, said stretchable resistance member of said first resistance arrangement engaging said first and second resistance hubs of said first resistance arrangement, said stretchable resistance member of said second resistance arrangement engaging said first and second resistance hubs of said second resistance arrangement, each of said stretchable resistance member includes first and second ends, said first and second ends each including a resistance member connector, each of said first and second resistance hubs of said first resistance arrangement including a top surface having a top opening, a bottom surface having a bottom opening and hub passageway connected to said top and bottom openings, said bottom surface of said first resistance hub facing downwardly when said first resistance hub is connected to said chair frame, said bottom surface of said second resistance hub facing upwardly when said second resistance hub is connected to said chair frame, said resistance member connector on said first end of said stretchable resistance member having a size so as to not be able to fully pass through said top opening and hub passageway of said first resistance hub, said resistance member connector on said second end of said stretchable resistance member having a size so as to not be able to fully pass through said top opening and hub passageway of said second resistance hub, said resistance member connector configured to be connected to one or more exercise devices that include devices selected from the group consisting of hand handle, foot handle, foot connector, ankle connector, hand connector, ankle connector, and connector strap, said chair frame being a foldable frame, said lower leg portion of said chair frame including two front legs and two rear legs, and including a foot rest arrangement pivotally connected to said two front legs, said two rear legs, or both said two front legs and said two rear legs, said chair seat being pivotally connected to said two front legs, said two rear legs, or both said two front legs and said two rear legs, a raise rod connected between said foot rest arrangement and said chair seat so that said foot rest arrangement and said chair seat fold at the same time when the foldable frame is folded, said chair frame including two upwardly extending L-shaped hub connectors on said upper back portion each for removably receiving a respective one of said first resistance hubs, and two downwardly extending L-shaped hub connectors on said lower leg portion each for removably receiving a respective one of said second resistance hubs, said hub connectors having a rotation limitation arrangement that limits the degree at which each resistance hub swivels on said hub connectors. 2. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 1, wherein said foot rest arrangement includes first and second foot rests, said first foot rest pivotally attached to said two front legs, said second foot rest pivotally attached to said two rear legs. 3. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said first and second resistance hubs on said first and second resistance arrangements include a plurality of rollers, at least one of said rollers includes a groove to guide said stretchable resistance member as at least a portion of said stretchable resistance member moves though said hub passageway of said first and second resistance hubs. 4. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 1, wherein said chair frame includes two hub connectors on said upper back portion and four hub connectors on said lower leg portion, one of said hub connectors on said lower leg portion connected to each of said four legs, each of said hub connectors having a similar shape, said hub connector having a rotation limitation arrangement that limits the degree at which said resistance hubs swivel on said hub connectors. 5. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 4, including two intermediate hub connectors connectable to said chair seat, said chair frame, or combinations thereof, said first and second resistance arrangements each including an intermediate resistance hub that is designed to releasably and swivelly connectable to one of said intermediate hub connectors. 6. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 5, wherein each of said intermediate hubs on said first and second resistance arrangements include a plurality of rollers, at least one of said rollers includes a groove to guide said stretchable resistance member as at least a portion of said stretchable resistance member moves though said hub passageway of said first and second resistance hubs. 7. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 1, wherein said upper back portion includes a pair of back bars designed to support a back of a user sitting in said chair seat, each of said back bars including a compressible material. 8. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 1, wherein said chair seat includes a detachable swivel platform that enables a user to swivel in said chair seat when seated in said chair seat. 9. A portable exercise chair including a chair frame, a chair seat and a resistance system, said chair frame including an upper back portion and a lower leg portion, said chair frame is a foldable frame, said lower leg portion of said chair frame including two front legs and two rear legs, and including a foot rest arrangement pivotally connected to said two front legs, said two rear legs, or both said two front legs and said two rear legs, said chair seat being pivotally connected to said two front legs, said two rear legs, or both said two front legs and said two rear legs, a raise rod connected between said foot rest arrangement and said chair seat so that when said foldable frame is folded, said foot rest arrangement and said chair seat fold at the same time, said resistance system including a first and second resistance arrangements, each of said resistance arrangements including first and second resistance hubs, an intermediate resistance hub, and a stretchable resistance member, said first resistance hub on said first resistance arrangement releasably and swivelly connectable to a first side of said upper back portion, said first resistance hub on said second resistance arrangement releasably and swivelly connectable to a second side of said upper back portion, said second resistance hub on said first resistance arrangement releasably and swivelly connectable to said front leg or rear leg on a first side of said lower leg portion, said second resistance hub on said second resistance arrangement releasably and swivelly connectable to said front leg or rear leg on a second side of said lower leg portion, said intermediate hub hubs on each of said resistance arrangements being releasably and swivelly connectable to said chair seat, said chair frame, or combinations thereof, said chair frame including two upwardly extending L-shaped hub connectors on said upper back portion, two downwardly extending L-shaped hub connectors on said front legs of said lower leg portion, two downwardly extending L-shaped hub connectors on said rear legs of said lower leg portion, and two intermediate hub connectors connected to said chair seat, said chair frame, or combinations thereof, each of said hub connectors on said upper back portion and said rear and from legs of said lower leg portion having a rotation limitation arrangement that limits the degree at which said resistance hubs swivel on said hub connectors, said stretchable resistance member of said first resistance arrangement engaging said first and second resistance hubs and said intermediate resistance hub of said first resistance arrangement, said stretchable resistance member of said second resistance arrangement engaging said first and second resistance hubs and said intermediate resistance hub of said second resistance arrangement, each of said stretchable resistance member includes first and second ends, said first and second ends each including a resistance member connector, each of said first and second resistance hubs of said first resistance arrangement including a top surface having a top opening, a bottom surface having a bottom opening and hub passageway connected to said top and bottom openings, said bottom surface of said first resistance hub facing downwardly when said first resistance hub is connected to said chair frame, said bottom surface of said second resistance hub facing upwardly when said second resistance hub is connected to said chair frame, said resistance member connector on said first end of said stretchable resistance member having a size so as to not be able to fully pass through said top opening and hub passageway of said first resistance hub, said resistance member connector on said second end of said stretchable resistance member having a size so as to not be able to fully pass through said top opening and hub passageway of said second resistance hub, said resistance member connector configured to be connected to one or more exercise devices that include devices selected from the group consisting of hand handle, foot handle, foot connector, ankle connector, hand connector, ankle connector, and connector strap. 10. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 9, wherein said foot rest arrangement includes first and second foot rests, said first foot rest pivotally attached to said two front legs, said second foot rest pivotally attached to said two rear legs. 11. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 9, wherein each of said first and second resistance hubs and said intermediate resistance hub on said first and second resistance arrangements include a plurality of rollers, at least one of said rollers of said first and second resistance hubs includes a groove to guide said stretchable resistance member as at least a portion of said stretchable resistance member moves though said hub passageway of said first and second resistance hubs. 12. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 9, wherein said upper back portion includes a pair of back bars designed to support a back of a user sitting in said chair seat, each of said back bars including a compressible material. 13. The portable exercise chair as defined in claim 9, wherein said chair seat includes a detachable swivel platform that enables a user to swivel in said chair seat when seated in said chair seat.