An improved exercising apparatus specifically designed to permit, in a single compact unit, barbell type, lifting exercises as well as pull type, muscle toning exercises. Incrementally selectable, vertically movable weights are raised and lowered either by the exertion of vertical straight line forces on a vertically adjustable body engaging means removably connected to a vertically movable carriage which is directly coupled with the weights, or alternatively by the exertion of pull type forces ...

An exercising device comprising a pair of rods, a connecting member, a pair of pivots each connecting one of the opposite ends of the connecting member to a corresponding one of the rods, and a spring inter-connecting adjacent ends of the rods, wherein each pivot is separately adjustable in position along the corresponding rod and lockable into its selected position. Preferably each pivot comprises a sleeve slidably arranged around one of the rods and hinged to one end of the connecting member, ...

A device for exercising or developing balance, the device including a rockable support member provided by arcuately formed supports, a rotatable cross bar extending between the upper ends of the supports with the bar being selectively rotatable and the bar carrying a support plate upon which the user may stand. The support plate is also rotatable. The combined, available movements between the rockable support member, the rotatable cross bar and the support plate provides a tri-axial possibility ...

An exercising device includes a planar base member having one face finished as a piece of furniture. Two outwardly extending legs are secured to the other face of the base member. The legs include support members which serve as handles when the device is being used as exercising equipment and as feet members when the device is being used as a piece of furniture. The device can be converted between uses simply by inverting the planar base member.

A device for selectively permitting the user to do a plurality of different exercises from different body positions includes foot support means which are vertically and horizontally adjustably spaced from rotatable body support means.

The exercising device includes a rigid central rod having transverse rigid headers fixedly connected at the ends of the rod. At least two strands of extensible cord are attached at their end portions to the rod. At least one end portion of each strand is releasably secured to the rod whereby a large number of different exercising devices may be performed.

An exercising device is described for developing strength and endurance in the wrist and forearms. The device includes two handles mounted to a housing. One handle is fixed. The other handle is rotatable about the axis of a shaft mounting it to the housing. Variable resistance to rotation of the handle and shaft is provided through a dial adjustable brake arrangement attached to the shaft within the housing. The shaft-mounted handle is angularly offset from the shaft axis by an obtuse angle that...

Exercising apparatus with a flat support for the body and having a pair of terminal ends adapted to extend outwardly of the support. The support is provided with securing means disposed about the sides and ends thereof to which tension means may be secured. Detachable exercising devices are adapted to be secured to said secured tension means at the free ends thereof wherefor various selected exercises may be performed by the use thereof depending upon the selected positioning of the tension mean...

A method for individual, patient-applied therapy for rehabilitation of arm and shoulder injuries. The method is self-applied by the patient, using a rigid member which has an exercise gripping member attached at one end of the rigid member by an elastic connecting means. The method is practiced by (i) grasping the elongated rigid member with the non-injured arm, (ii) grasping the exercise gripping member with the hand of the injured arm, (iii) moving the elongated rigid member with the non-injur...

A punching bag exercising device wherein two spaced-apart punching bags are connected to opposite ends of a single elongated member. The elongated member is to be swivelly supported with respect to a fixed supportive member. Each punching bag is to be swivelly mounted by a swivel hanger assembly with respect to the elongated member. An elastic cord is stretched between the hanger assemblies for each punching bag in order to damp undesirable lateral movements of the punching bags.