An exercising apparatus utilizes an inclinable table over which is pivotably secured an arm. The arm is pivotably secured to the free end of a piston whose housing is otherwise pivotably secured to a frame to which the arm is secured. The cylinder has the uppermost chamber filled with oil and coupled to an oil receiving vented chamber by way of two parallel pads, each containing a check valve operable in opposed directions. Each path also contains a manually operable valve, one of which is dispo...

An exercising stand is disclosed herein having an elongated base with an underside adapted to be placed on a supporting surface and an upper side substantially divided into a pair of end areas separated by a central area. A plurality of pegs or stand-offs are carried on the base upper side and arranged on each end area in a predetermined pattern or array. A U-shaped hand grip is removably carried on selected pairs of the plurality of pegs associated with each end area so that a variety of exerci...

An improved exercising device includes a footboard on which an exerciser may stand and a pair of continuous loop elastic bands attachable to the footboard and being positionable over the exerciser's shoulders. A back harness is selectively attachable to the elastic bands to facilitate their retention over the exerciser's shoulders, while the footboard is provided with angulated slots for retaining the continuous elastic bands. Additionally, a base member is attachable to a bottommost portion of ...

A stationary bicycle characterized by a hand operated cranking mechanism for rotating the front wheel and a pedal operated cranking mechanism for rotating the rear wheel. Bearing against each wheel is a pressure roller whereby the drag on each wheel can be incrementally adjusted to suit the desire of the user, thereby assuring proper exercise of the leg and arm muscles.

An exercising device which is to connect with the bottom edge of a door with the door being located in the closed position with respect to the door jam. The exercising force is to be transmitted through the door against the door jam. The exercising device is attached to the door by means of an attaching bracket assembly which is removably secured to the door. Between the attaching bracket assembly and a handle assembly is located an elastic, elongated stretchable cord. The cord can be either sol...

Exercising apparatus which comprises a bicycle stably supported on a stand on a surface with the rear wheel of the bicycle free of the surface. The stand comprises a ground-engaging base, a pair of projecting rods which engage, detachably, in a pair of hollow lugs secured to the rear axle of the bicycle, a second pair of rods, one end of which is pivotally connected to the first pair of rods and the other end of which is pivotally connected to a plate which detachably engages another plate secur...

A method involving a wriststrap adapted to improve and/or control the grip of a player involved in athletic activities, such as for example tennis and golf. The wriststrap preferably comprises a plastic strap to be worn about such player's wrist. The method requires the use of a strap provided with a protrusion mounted on the inside of said strap where the purpose of said protrusion is to apply localized pressure to the flexor capri ulnaris muscle near the base of such player's hand while the pl...

An apparatus upon which a person can do various different exercises; the apparatus including a stationary base having two posts with handgrips, a rotatable platform between the posts, adjustable weights upon the platform, two rotatable inclined pads stationarily located on the platform for standing upon, a head brace supported on the posts, and an upwardly pull cord from a center of the platform for causing it to rotate.

A device for exercising particular muscles of a user as he selectively accomplishes various exercises in conjunction therewith. The device is characterized by an oblong board member having a size to comfortably support the user's torso and head. The board may be used in several different modes or manners, one of which involves roller apparatus which facilitates traveling the board to-and-fro while in a horizontal disposition. In this mode, track structure is utilized in conjunction with the roll...

An exercising device having at least one platform member and at least two pedals pivotably mounted to one end of each platform member and spaced at the other end from the platform member by springs. For best results, the space between the inclined pedals and the platform member is substantially filled with a crushable, energy-absorbent, resilient material thereby providing cushioned resistance when foot pressure is applied.