An exercise assembly includes a bench sized and configured to support the back of a supine person. In a first mode of operation, the bench is structurally supported in a fixed, upwardly facing orientation relative to an underlying floor surface. The structural support is selectively removed by the p
An exercise assembly includes a bench sized and configured to support the back of a supine person. In a first mode of operation, the bench is structurally supported in a fixed, upwardly facing orientation relative to an underlying floor surface. The structural support is selectively removed by the person to switch to a second mode of operation, in which the bench is tiltable laterally relative to the underlying floor surface. Left and right pivot poles are mounted on one end of the bench and selectively pivoted back and forth by the feet of the person lying supine on the bench.
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1. An exercise assembly, comprising: an exercise bench defining an upwardly facing back supporting surface disposed at a height above an underlying floor surface, and having a left side and an opposite, right side that define a width therebetween, measured perpendicular to the height, and a first en
1. An exercise assembly, comprising: an exercise bench defining an upwardly facing back supporting surface disposed at a height above an underlying floor surface, and having a left side and an opposite, right side that define a width therebetween, measured perpendicular to the height, and a first end and an opposite, second end that define a relatively longer length therebetween, measured perpendicular to the height and the width, wherein the back supporting surface is tiltable side-to-side relative to the floor surface;a left pivot arm pivotally connected to the bench, proximate the first end, for pivoting about a pivot axis located on the bench, wherein said pivot axis is constrained to tilt side-to-side together with the bench;a left foot support mounted on the left pivot arm;a right pivot arm pivotally connected to the bench, proximate the first end, for pivoting about said pivot axis; anda right foot support mounted on the right pivot arm. 2. The exercise assembly of claim 1, further comprising a left stop and a right stop, wherein the left stop is removably braced beneath the left side of the bench to prevent tilting of the left side of the bench toward the floor surface, and the right stop is removably braced beneath the right side of the bench to prevent tilting of the right side of the bench toward the floor surface. 3. The exercise assembly of claim 2, wherein the left stop is selectively movable to a discrete position at a distance entirely leftward of the left side of the bench, and the right stop is selectively movable to a discrete position at a distance entirely rightward of the right side of the bench. 4. The exercise assembly of claim 2, further comprising a left handlebar on the left stop, and a right handlebar on the right stop, wherein each said handlebar projects outward beyond a respective said side of the bench when each said stop is braced beneath a respective said side of the bench. 5. The exercise assembly of claim 4, wherein each said stop and respective said handlebar are arranged in a first manner relative to the bench to support each said handlebar in a first orientation, extending perpendicular to the floor surface and within reach of a person lying supine on the upwardly facing back supporting surface, and alternatively are arranged in a second manner relative to the bench to support each said handlebar in a second orientation, extending parallel to the floor surface and within reach of a person lying supine of the upwardly facing back supporting surface. 6. The exercise assembly of claim 1, wherein each said pivot arm pivots between a horizontal first position, lying flat against and parallel to the upwardly facing back supporting surface, and a vertical second position, extending perpendicular to the upwardly facing back supporting surface. 7. The exercise assembly of claim 1, wherein each said pivot arm is pivotal independent of the other said pivot arm. 8. The exercise assembly of claim 1, wherein each said foot support is a bicycle pedal rotatably mounted on a respective said pivot arm. 9. The exercise assembly of claim 7, further comprising at least one left resistance member interconnected between the left pivot arm and the bench for resisting pivoting of the left pivot arm relative to the bench, and at least one right resistance member interconnected between the right pivot arm and the bench for resisting pivoting of the right pivot arm relative to the bench. 10. The exercise assembly of claim 1, further comprising a resistance assembly interconnected between the bench and each said pivot arm for resisting pivoting of each said pivot arm relative to the bench. 11. The exercise assembly of claim 1, wherein the bench defines a downwardly facing floor engaging surface that is convex and rocks relative to the floor surface in response to tilting of the bench. 12. An exercise assembly, comprising: a tiltable exercise bench having a left side and an opposite, right side;at least one stop removably positioned beneath at least one said side of the bench to prevent side-to-side tilting of the bench, wherein the at least one stop (a) is disposed within reach of a person lying supine on the bench, (b) is movable into and out of a braced position relative to at least one said side of the bench by at least one hand of the person lying supine on the bench, and (c) projects laterally outward beyond at least one said side of the bench when occupying the braced position; and a left pivot arm pivotally connected to the bench, proximate the first end, for pivoting about a pivot axis located on the bench, wherein said pivot axis is constrained to tilt side-to-side together with the bench; a left foot support mounted on the left pivot arm; a right pivot arm pivotally connected to the bench, proximate the first end, for pivoting about said pivot axis; and a right foot support mounted on the right pivot arm. 13. The exercise assembly of claim 12, wherein the at least one stop includes a left stop that is selectively movable between a first position, bracing a left side of the bench against tilting toward an underlying floor surface, and a second position, at a distance left of the left side and apart from at least one of the bench and the floor surface, and a right stop that is selectively movable between a first position, bracing a right side of the bench against tilting toward an underlying floor surface, and a second position, at a distance right of the right side and apart from at least one of the bench and the floor surface. 14. The exercise assembly of claim 12, wherein the at least one stop includes a handlebar configured to be grasped in a person's hand outboard from a respective said side of the bench. 15. The exercise assembly of claim 12, wherein the at least one stop is selectively latched in said braced position by a protruding structure on one of the bench and the at least one stop, and a complementary recess on an opposite one of the bench and the at least one stop. 16. The exercise assembly of claim 12, wherein the at least one stop includes a left stop selectively sandwiched directly between the floor surface and the left side of the bench to limit tilting of the left side of the bench toward the floor surface, and a right stop selectively sandwiched directly between the floor surface and the right side of the bench to limit tilting of the right side of the bench toward the floor surface. 17. An exercise apparatus, comprising: an exercise bench having a left side and an opposite, right side that define a width therebetween, and a first end and an opposite, second end that define a relatively longer length therebetween, measured perpendicular to the width, wherein the bench defines an upwardly facing back supporting surface and a downwardly facing floor engaging surface, wherein the floor engaging surface accommodates side-to-side tilting of the back supporting surface relative to an underlying floor surface;a left pivot arm pivotally connected to the bench,proximate the first end, for pivoting about a pivot axis located on the bench, wherein said pivot axis is constrained to tilt side-to-side together with the bench;a left foot support mounted on the left pivot arm;a right pivot arm pivotally connected to the bench, proximate the first end, for pivoting about said pivot axis; anda right foot support mounted on the right pivot arm. 18. The exercise apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a left stop selectively sandwiched directly between the floor surface and the left side of the bench to limit tilting of the left side of the bench toward the floor surface. 19. The exercise assembly of claim 17, wherein each said foot support is a bicycle pedal rotatably mounted on a respective said pivot arm. 20. The exercise apparatus of claim 17, wherein the left pivot arm and the right pivot arm are pivotal in opposite directions relative to one another. 21. The exercise apparatus of claim 20, further comprising at least one left resistance member interconnected between the left pivot arm and the bench for resisting pivoting of the left pivot arm relative to the bench, and at least one right resistance member interconnected between the right pivot arm and the bench for resisting pivoting of the right pivot arm relative to the bench.
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