Abstract: An inclinable bench system for exercise that is attachable to a wall with a mounting bracket, is extendable outwardly from the wall when in use, and is retractable towards the wall when not in use. The inclinable bench generally includes a torso portion and a seat portion on a support segment, latches for selectively latching the bench to the support segment in a first position with the torso and seat portions parallel for extension and retraction, latches for latching the bench in a plurality of selected second positions with the torso and seat portions inclined, and latch operators for operating the latches for the bench to move between the first and second positions. The seat portion is movably supported on a two-level rail and as the bench is moved between the first and second positions the seat portion is automatically inclined.

Abstract: An exercise machine creates a simulated continuous resisted climbing motion. The machine includes a floor- or ground-contacting base frame and two or more substantially vertically oriented uprights, wherein at least one upright is rigidly connected to the base frame. The machine further includes two handles and two foot pedals, each handle and each foot pedal being movably engaged with an upright for linear reciprocating motion along the upright. The handles and foot pedals are interconnected so that they move concurrently. An adjustable resistance mechanism may be operatively connected to the interconnection of the handles and foot pedals to provide adjustable resistance for the simulated continuous climbing motion.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus configurable in a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration is provided. The exercise apparatus includes: a horizontal upper support structure comprising a pair of vertical sleeves at opposing ends of the upper support structure; first and second inserts receivable in a corresponding one of the vertical sleeves; and first and second leg assemblies coupled to a corresponding one of the first and second inserts. A bottom contact surface of each of the first and second inserts angles upwardly laterally outward, and wherein a top contact surface of each of the first and second leg assemblies is level, whereby when the exercise apparatus is in the expanded position respective top contact surfaces of the first and second leg assemblies abut corresponding bottom contact surfaces of the first and second inserts, whereby the first and second leg assemblies splay laterally outward.

Abstract: An assembly is disclosed. The assembly is movably-disposed upon an underlying support surface. The assembly includes a body having an upper surface and a lower surface. The body defines a pair of front axle-receiving openings and a pair of rear axle-receiving openings. A front axle member extends through the pair of front axle-receiving openings. A rear axle member extends through the pair of rear axle-receiving openings. A first front wheel is connected to a first end of the front axle member. A second front wheel is connected to a second end of the front axle member. A first rear wheel is connected to a first end of the rear axle member. A second rear wheel is connected to a second end of the rear axle member. The upper surface of the body is pitched at an angle with respect to the underlying support surface. An exercise system is also disclosed. A method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A modular protective pad system includes a plurality of modular pad units that can be secured to each other in a variety of configurations in two or three-dimensions using a set of removable patches that selectively engage with touch fasteners of the modular pad units. Example configurations include side-by-side, face-to-face, and folded/semi-folded configurations, as well as any suitable combination of these configurations.

Abstract: A storable exercise bench is provided. The exercise bench may include a frame including at least one beam operatively coupled to first and second floor supports and a member operatively coupled with the at least one beam. The exercise bench may be positioned into an operating position in which the first and second floor supports support the at least one beam and the member, and the at least one beam runs generally horizontally in reference to a support surface. The exercise bench may be positioned into a storage position in which the second floor support and the member support the at least one beam and the first floor support, and the at least one beam runs generally vertically in reference to the support surface.

Abstract: An angle adjusting mechanism includes a first bracket and a second bracket hinged to each other. The second bracket is provided with two arc-shaped position-limiting slots, and a set of position-limiting holes is arranged in the position-limiting slots. A diameter of the position-limiting holes is larger than a slot diameter of the position-limiting slot. A bolt passes through the first bracket and the position-limiting slots and is movable along the first bracket and the position-limiting slots. An end portion of the bolt is provided with an adjusting segment and a position-limiting segment. A diameter of the adjusting segment is smaller than a diameter of the position-limiting segment. The adjusting segment and the position-limiting slot are engaged to adjust an angle of the second bracket relative to the first bracket. The position-limiting segment and the position-limiting holes are engaged to fix the first bracket and the second bracket after adjustment.

Abstract: The invention relates to sports apparatuses with unstable surface intended for improving and maintaining ones physical condition. The sports apparatus according to a first embodiment comprises a flexible shell formed as a hermetic chamber with a valve and having an inner space for filling with a filler material and/or air. The hermetic chamber is accommodated within a case with handles. Once the chamber inner space is filled with a filler material and/or air, the sports apparatus in fact forms a rectangular parallelepiped with rounded corners. Side faces of the apparatus form a closed surface. The side face has a height not exceeding a half of the apparatus length. A supporting portion of the apparatus and a portion that the user interacts with are arranged to be identical and outwardly convex. The sports apparatus in operating condition has an elliptical cross-section. Said sports apparatus portions are unstable surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a power adjustment device. The power adjustment device includes a steel cylinder and a piston arranged inside the steel cylinder in a sliding mode, wherein the piston is fixedly provided with a guide rod, the guide rod being connected to a dustproof cover in a sliding mode, and a steel cable being fixed to an upper end of the guide rod; the piston is provided with a one-way air guide structure, the one-way air guide structure including an air guiding channel, the air guiding channel including a circular upper channel and a circular lower channel, and an adjustment ball being arranged inside the upper channel; and purposes of eliminating vibration, lowering noise, eliminating potential safety hazards, being more convenient in assembly and lowering cost are achieved.

Abstract: A bicycle exercise apparatus is disclosed. The bicycle exercise apparatus comprises a frame body installed to be supported by a floor of an installation site and having an exercise space in a center thereof, a plurality of spring members each having one end that is installed on the frame body and the other end that is extended to the exercise space, and an exercise saddle installed in such a way that a lateral side thereof is connected to the other end of the spring member, to be able to be moved by an elastic force of the spring member.

Abstract: A fitness machine enabling several lunge and squat-style exercises comprises a frame that provides the basic structure of the machine. The frame includes a set of horizontal beams and a set of vertical beams creating a rectangular interior exercise space for a user to stand. A handle is included with each horizontal guide rail that slides forward and backward along the horizontal guide rail. The horizontal guide rail is movably connected between two of the vertical guide rails such that the horizontal guide rail freely slides up and down the vertical guide rails, ensuring that the horizontal guide rail maintains a parallel relationship with the floor throughout the entire range of motion during use. The handles and the horizontal guide rails significantly improve the user's balance during the exercise, eliminating unnecessary stress on the knees, hips, and lower back.

Abstract: A portable exercise kit. The kit includes a bench that is comprised of a plurality of sections which are hingedly connected together. Each section includes a frame portion, cross members, and legs hingedly connected thereto. The bench further includes eyelets that extend outwardly from the frame portions of the sections. The sections and legs collapse together and expand apart to move the bench between a storage configuration and an expanded configuration. The kit further includes padded members, elastic members, and handles which enable an individual to manipulate the elastic members. The elastic members can be affixed to the eyelets as desired to provide various levels of resistance exercise and aid a user in performing stretching maneuvers.

Abstract: A flying ring for fitness exercise is provided. The flying ring can support the feet or hands of the human body, is connected to an external belt, and is suspended to facilitate exercise activities of the user. The flying ring can be wound around an object for suspending to facilitate exercise activities of the human body, can be used in various exercise facilities, sufficiently meets the requirements for supporting the feet or hands of the human body, and is convenient to store. The present invention further provides a training apparatus including the flying ring. The training apparatus includes a ring body for supporting the feet or hands of the human body, and the upper part of the ring body is provided with a connecting device connected to the external belt.

Abstract: The present invention is a starter block for use in athletic events. The bottom-surface cleats which anchor the starting block to the ground are associated with blind bores extending through the lower surface. Each cleat has an associated blind bore. The positioning of the blind bores relative to the cleats allow the cleats of one starting block to be received by the blind bores of another starting block, and vice versa. This configuration allows the blocks to be stored easily and safely.

Abstract: A folding exercise bike can be easily assembled and disassembled/folded for storage and/or transportation. The exercise bike can include a telescoping seat, a telescoping stem, a fold to stow handlebar and fold down locking legs. Various configurations for the exercise bike can be used. The exercise bike can include a wireless transmitter to transmit cycling data to a user's portable electronic device.

Abstract: A multipurpose workout chair is an exercising equipment that not only can be used for workout training, but also can be used as a chair. The multipurpose workout chair includes adjustment devices and other components acting with each other which allows the multipurpose purpose chair to be changed into various configurations according to different training methods and each of the training methods may be executed by one or more different muscles.

Abstract: A grip assembly has a core having a longitudinal axis and anchor interfaces on opposite ends, an exercise band with elastic properties, one end furled around the core, and the other, loose end extending away from the core, and a keeper strap having attachment interfaces at opposite ends compatible with the anchor interfaces of the core, the attachment interfaces engaged to the ancho interfaces of the core, the keeper strap spanning the length of the core, intimately contacting the furled exercise band. The keeper strap constrains the furled exercise band from unfurling.

Abstract: A flexible sporting apparatus includes an elongated and flexible body (2), which can be gripped, connected to the body of a person or connected to another identical or different apparatus, wherein the body (2) includes at least one flexible connection element (10, 11, 12) extending between a first end (3) and a second end (4) of the body (2), at least for a part of its length, a plurality of masses (20, 21, 22), distributed between the first end (3) and the second end (4) of the body (2), joined integrally to the at least one connection element (10, 11, 12) so that their position, in the direction of the length of the body, is maintained substantially unchanged when the apparatus is moved or bent; and optionally a containment element (30) that surrounds the at least on connection element (10, 11, 12) and the masses (20, 21, 22).

Abstract: A balance board may include an upper plate having a top surface configured for a user to stand on; a base assembly configured to contact the ground; a center assembly pivotally connecting the upper plate with the base assembly; and an adjustable tilt system comprising at least a first adjustable angle stop configured to be rotated at adjustable intervals to change a maximum angle by which the upper plate may be tilted relative to the base assembly.

Abstract: A system for clamping a bar, as non-exclusive example, a barbell collar, includes a first jaw forming a first portion of a hollow cylinder, a second jaw forming a second portion of the hollow cylinder, a hinge connecting the first jaw and the second jaw, a guide of the first jaw, a first latch element connected to the first jaw opposite the hinge, and a second latch element capable of removably connecting to the first latch element, the second latch element connected to the second jaw opposite the hinge. The first jaw and the second jaw form the hollow cylinder when the first latch element is connected to the second latch element. The system provides may include a weight that is attachable to the second jaw.