A ski exercising apparatus has a set of at least two parallel, partially arcuate rails joined to an underlying frame structure at opposite ends, the rails providing a track rising from each end, a wheeled carriage riding on the track, such that the carriage, in side-to-side movement rises to a maximum height at the center of the track, and descends from the center to each side, at least one articulated footpad mounted to the wheeled carriage, and at least one power band providing constraint for the wheeled carriage as it rides on the track. A variety of improvements in such an exercising apparatus are taught and claimed.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED DOCUMENTS
The present application claims priority as a continuation in part application of application Ser. No. 09/533,614, filed Mar. 22, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,569,064 issued on May 27, 2003. The present application is also related in part to application Ser. No. 07/577,101, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,147,257 issued on Sep. 15, 1992 and filed on Sep. 4, 1990, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/178,354, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,953,853 issued on Sep. 4, 1990 and filed on Apr. 6, 1988, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/080,755, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,743,014 issued on May 10, 1988 and filed on Jul. 30, 1987. The present application is also related to U.S. Pat. No. 5,020,793 issued on Jun. 4, 1991 filed on Oct. 24, 1989, which is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. No. 4,743,014.
An exercise device includes two foot carriage assemblies. The foot carriage assemblies are operable to support a user's feet on a frame and to travel along a generally lateral path of motion. The foot carriages are operable to engage first and second torque tubes, which in turn participate in resisting the lateral movement of the foot carriages. A lateral striding motion on the exercise device may include a simulation of a motion associated with skating and/or skiing.
