An exercise apparatus for use, especially by those suffering from joint deterioration due to arthritis or other joint-related disease, the handicapped or individuals with limited or no range of motion. The apparatus is used primarily to stimulate upper body movement and to exercise and tone arm, chest, hand, and other muscles that are frequently not used enough when a person has to remain in a sitting position for long periods of time in a wheelchair or regular chair. The apparatus weights very ...

An improved weight plate includes a planar body having a central opening for receiving a barbell or dumbbell bar therethrough. The weight plate includes oppositely facing flange members extending partially about the perimeter of the weight plate. The opposed ends of the flange members are spaced from each other and define a gap therebetween. The flange members extend perpendicularly from both sides of the weight plate planar body about the perimeter thereof. The weight plate includes at least on...

An exercise rowing machine comprising: a main shank pivotally connected therebeneath with a linking-up member at its central area, the linking-up member has a transverse rod with two first connecting portions respectively on its two ends to correspondingly connect with the second connecting portions; and positioning members are provided to fix and release the first and the second connecting portions, so that the connecting rods and the transverse rod can be stretched out, and the operating rods ...

An incremental weight system enables increments of a certain standard weight size to provide selectable resistance. A selector plate having radially-displaced pins correspond to radially-displaced slots in incremental weights. The selector plate is spring biased to engage or be urged toward the incremental weights. The spring biasing may be overcome by manual effort working against the spring to remove a handle's distal end or other locking mechanism from a positioning hole or otherwise. An amou...

The present invention 10 discloses a workout bench 26 having a plurality of incline adjustments and stanchions with means for receiving dumbbell weights 12. The dumbbell stanchion comprises a tubular structure 16 having a base portion 38 extending transversely to its distal ends, forming vertical stanchions. The vertical stanchions 16 comprise a weight rest stanchion 18 with weight rest 19 that is slidably adjustable having apertures 22 linearly arranged in conjunction with a locking pin 24 prov...

Weight selecting members are movably mounted on a handle assembly and selectively rotatable into engagement with respective weight plates to provide adjustable resistance to exercise movement. The weight selecting members rotate into and out of notches associated with any combination of the weight plates.

An ambulatory patient support mechanism, for use in hospitals and the like for assisting patients in walking along hallways, corridors, and the like. The mechanism includes a specially developed U-shaped support frame, configured to support a person in an upright position while walking. A telescoping column is vertically adjustable relative to the floor. A moveable carriage connected to the telescoping column provides horizontal movement along a suspended overhead track vertically above a given ...

A rehabilitation and fitness trainer apparatus includes a handle frame of generally U-shaped configuration, with two telescopic members attached at an angle to the base of the U-shaped handle portion, a generally U-shaped base frame including an elongated cross bar and two side members which extend rearwardly and at an outwardly extending angle from the elongated cross bar, and with the cross bar including a pair of elongated members that extend generally upwardly and rearwardly for cooperating ...

Trekkers for group use are disclosed. Each trekker has a plurality of foot securing devices and may have connectors at its ends for connecting the trekker in tandem with another trekker. Methods of using the trekkers are also disclosed. The methods include ways of using the trekkers in tandem and in arrays.

An exercise handle is made up of a hand tension grip made of an elastomeric material with multiple finger openings and a connection device. The hand tension grip allows for full extension of fingers placed in its finger openings during closed kinetic chain exercises. The connection device is connected to the hand tension grip so that extension of fingers placed in its finger openings will cause the hand tension grip to stretch between the connection device and the finger openings, and the connec...