A stepping exerciser includes a spindle rotatably supported on a base, a pair of foot pedals rotatably supported on the base and arranged to be moved up and down stepped upon by a user, a coupling device for coupling the foot pedals to the spindle, to drive and to rotate the spindle, a pair of handles rotatably supported on the base, and arranged to be rotated by the user, and a connecting device for connecting the handles to the spindle, to selectively drive and rotate the spindle. The spindle ...

A mogul skiing simulating device having a floating platform riding bearings on crank pins of two crankshaft assemblies while accommodating the changing distance between the two crankshaft pins during their rotation. The leader crankshaft assembly is about 30 to 35 degrees ahead of the follower. The platform is tethered by springs to its central support to maintain the platform in the correct relation to both pairs of crankshaft assemblies. The springs pull from a plastic bushings on each cranksh...

A programmed skiing simulater, trainer and exerciser. The machine comprises an inclined board over which two simulated skiis move. Each of the skiis is both pivotable and slidable at one end on slide-ball-pivot points. The other end of each ski also rides on a similar ball-pivot point, mounted on a wheel carriage, enabling the ski end to swing in a wide curve from one side to the other, in a programmed arc. The skiis are provided with tubular slotted tracks underneath, thus permitting them to ti...

A platform, a pair of skis, and individual support means for supporting each ski for pivoting and rocking motion about mutually perpendicular axes of rotation while permitting limited fore and aft translational movements of each ski independently of the other ski relative to its respective longitudinal axis.

A ski-training device is formed with a base, a pair of ski-like boards pivotally mounted by their front ends on a vertical axis in the front zone of the base and at least one flexible, resilient traction element acting upon the middle zone of the boards over at least two guide rollers rotatably mounted in vertical axes in the rear zone of the base. In use of the device to obtain a realistic feel of movement and forces experienced in technique of skiing, the ski-like boards rotate parallel to one...

A ski trainer for teaching parallel skiing including a pair of horizontally spaced apart supports including first support structure for releasably clampingly engaging and supporting the front ends of a pair of snow skis for guided limited oscillation about upstanding axes extending therethrough and also oscillation about axes extending longitudinally of the supported skis and second support structure in the form of a horizontal transverse elastic strap for supporting the rear ends of the same sk...

A lateral motion exercising apparatus provides a pair of vertically oriented axles engaged with a frame. A pair of support struts are rotationally engaged with the axles. A rigid link is pivotally joined at its terminal ends with the support struts in a manner for maintaining the support struts in parallel alignment as they rotate about the axles. A pair of platform struts is engaged pivotally at proximal ends of the support struts, the pivots enabling each of the platform struts to rotate verti...

A pair of a skater foot supports are joined with a skating motion director including, a simple crank interconnected with the foot supports by a pivotal linkage, such that as the crank rotates in a circle, one of the foot supports is pulled and the other pushed during a first one-half of the circle rotation, while, the reverse occurs during the second one-half of the circle rotation. The crank is rotationally engaged with a flywheel through a mechanical drive train, enabling the flywheel to rotat...

The exercise device of the present invention has a base having two side members and front member that extends between the side members. At least one truss member extends from the base. A rotatable shaft is positioned on the truss member and a flywheel is mounted on the shaft. A rotatable drive shaft is mounted on the truss member and a first one-way clutch and a second one-way clutch are mounted on the drive shaft. A means is provided for operatively connecting the drive shaft to the rotatable s...

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 ...