Stationary swimming exercises are conducted with a lightweight, compact and portable apparatus which includes a manually collapsible bag formed of flexible sheet material for containing a volume of water, and a tether line which has a rear portion connected to the bag and a forward portion which is connectable to a swimmer. To facilitate filling and draining, the bag has an elongated opening provided with an elongated closing member. According to the method, the bag is filled with pool water by a swimmer standing in the pool, the bag opening is closed, the bag is heaved onto the pool deck, the tether line is connected to the bag and the swimmer, and the swimmer conducts his or her stationary swimming exercises. After exercising, the bag is opened, drained and collapsed to form a lightweight, compact and portable unit.
A device for allowing a swimmer to exercise in a pool while remaining approximately in place. The device includes an adjustable belt which fits around the swimmer's waist. An elastic harness connects this belt to an anchor bracket which is fixed to the side of the pool. The harness elastically deforms as the user exerts greater swimming force, thereby indicating to the user his or her level of exertion. The anchor bracket in configured to attach to a pool incorporating a skim gutter.
An exercise device includes a belt unit that has an element that encircles a swimmer's hips near the pelvis. The belt unit includes restraining straps that are attached to the element encircling the swimmer's hips by means of hook-and-loop material so the straps can be located in the most effective position on the swimmer. The device further includes an anchor that can be attached to a stationary device associated with the swimming pool and has rotatable rings that are attached to the restraining straps.
