Abstract: Elevating rims allow the central hub of a back roller to be elevated from the ground. Elevating the back roller allows the user to increase their flexibility as they bend their back over the central roller. A user can purchase one or a set of rims to interchange the back roller and rims to accommodate different stretching and exercises. The joining mechanism can be threaded coupling in one or both of the hubs or can be a telescoping connection with or without a spring-loaded pin in a hole. The rims can have ribs to allow an installer to grip the rim and twist the rim on an axle. The back roller can be fabricated with an internal thread where changeable rims can be threaded into the inner diameter of the back roller to change the amount of elevation.

Abstract: A bicycle trainer including folding legs and a vertically adjustable frame member supporting an axle and cassette where a rider mounts the rear frame, such as dropouts, of a conventional bicycle with the rear wheel removed. The trainer includes a flywheel with a magnetic brake assembly controlled through an open protocol and configured to receive wireless transmitted signals from an app running on a smart phone or other such applications. The flywheel assembly also includes a bracket coupling the magnetic brake with a frame. A strain gauge is mounted on the bracket to detect torque, which is used to calculate a rider's power while using the trainer.

Abstract: An exercise device has a base with a plurality of rollers secured to a bottom surface thereof. A handle with an extended stem is rotatably attached to two columns that extend from a top surface of the base. A brace is attached to the stem and designed to comfortably contain the forearm of a user. The handle is connected to a spring that applies a rotational bias when the stem is rotated away from a starting position. In operation, an individual assumes an initial push up stance and grasps the handles of two such devices, with the brace positioned underneath each forearm. As the user stretches outward, the base rolls along the brace and pushes up against the forearms. This assists a user when retracting to the initial stance.

Abstract: A physical exercise apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a frame, a seat, a pair of movable arms, and a pair of cycling foot pedals. The seat may be supported by the frame and configured to support a user in an at least partially supine position. The pair of movable arms may be movably coupled to a first portion of the frame and coupled with a common, linearly movable resistance load. The first portion of the frame may be stationary with respect to the seat. The pair of cycling foot pedals may be movably coupled to a second portion of the frame and independently movable from the pair of movable arms so that the user can cycle the pair of cycling foot pedals while separately engaging the pair of movable arms.

Abstract: A balancing board is disclosed with a base and an elongated deck including a top surface; longitudinal and central lateral axes; and a bottom surface, which includes at the central lateral axis a center post mounting mechanism. The base's bottom side rests on a support surface. The base's top side has a top surface and is rotatable with respect to the bottom side at a rotational bearing. A center post is fixed at its bottom end to and extends upwards from the base's top surface, and has at its top end a pair of roller posts extending laterally and horizontally from the center post at opposing sides. Each roller post rotationally mounts a roller, extended downwardly from the roller post, below the center post's top end. The center post mounting mechanism engages with and aligns each roller with the central lateral axis on opposing sides of the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A therapeutic striking and rehabilitation training system that provides rehabilitation and therapeutic training in a home environment for persons with disabilities from an accident, wounded veterans, from disabilities involving birth defects, or as part of a physical therapy program even for bed-ridden patients. A therapeutic striking and rehabilitation training system also improves conditioning and hand-eye coordination which is attached to a ceiling, or hung in a door opening using a bar, via a tether with a ball attached to the end of said tether. The ball is a given distance from the ceiling as determined by the user. Once the desired distance has been chosen, the user then strikes the ball with enough force for the ball to contact the ceiling and then begin a downward trajectory towards the user to be struck again.

Abstract: An apparatus used to strengthen muscles of the neck, which includes a head strap that wraps snugly and comfortably around the head of a user, a hook and loop fastener component that connects the head strap with an elastic tube at each end of the tube; and a handle that is attached along the elastic tube. The user wears the apparatus around the head, and extends the handle taut to create tension in the neck. When the elastic tube is extended, the user performs full range of motion exercises to strengthen the neck. A user of this apparatus has increased neck strength which correlates with a lower risk for sustaining a concussion.

Abstract: An apparatus for stretching includes a base element, a housing, a strap element, and a ratcheting element. The housing has a strap egress, a first handle, and a second handle. The strap element has a first end and a second end, where the first end is coupled with the base element and the second end is mounted on a rotating element within the housing, such that the strap element can move in and out of the egress. The ratcheting element is for decreasing an exposed length of the strap between the base element and the housing by rotating one of the handles in a first direction. The base element has a diameter that is adjustable between an operating configuration and a stored configuration. The base element forms a planar surface when in the operating configuration and holds the housing above the planar surface when the base element is in the stored configuration.

Abstract: A knee joint flexibility rehabilitation apparatus having a tubular strut with a support foot and a bracket, a height-adjustment bar translatably and rotatably disposed in the tubular strut, and a padded support bar fixed substantially perpendicularly to the height-adjustment bar, the padded support bar being configured to receive a knee joint posterior.

Abstract: An exercise machine is provided for developing the chest muscles while maintaining correct biomechanical posture and joint movement for the user, thereby maximizing efficiency and safety. The exercise machine includes a track on which two platforms independently slide. The platforms are each interconnected to a weight stack unit or other vertical resistance unit that provide resistance to the inward movement of the platforms. Each platform may also be connected to a tension element or resistance band that is configured to provide gradual and progressively increased resistance as the platforms are moved inwardly towards the center or center stop of the track.

Abstract: A boxing trainer includes a housing and a controller. The housing includes a plurality of targets. Each of the plurality of targets includes a target pad and a light operable to illuminate the target pad. The controller includes a plurality of target commands. Each target command is linked to and corresponds with one of the targets. Therefore, activating one of the target commands will activate the light of one of the target pads that the target command is linked with.

Abstract: An exercise machine for performing dip exercises, having: a stationary main frame; first and second mounting brackets connected to the stationary main frame; first and second dip handle assemblies connected to the mounting brackets, each dip handle assembly having a first exercise arm, a first stop plate, and a first arm mount hub, wherein the first and second dip handle assemblies are each configured to be converted between an exercise position and a storage position while connected to the exercise machine.

Abstract: A kick boxing training device with a pair of D shaped handle members, a flexible cable and a ball member. The excess cable is capable of wrapping within the U shaped cross section portion of the D shaped handle. Each handle also includes a spring biased cable retaining assembly to hold the adjusted cable length in a fixed position. The ball shaped member includes a slidable cable retaining portion so that the cable is capable of being slid within the cable retaining portion. A person can trap the ball member between his or her chin and clavicle and then perform a punching action as he or she cycles between a left and a right hand punch motion. The cable can be extended and fixed in place so that the kick box training device can be used as a jump rope.

Abstract: A weighted vest includes weight attachment points that allow the user to customize the weight distribution when attaching resistance across a body surface. The vest is secured with shoulder straps, side support straps and a chest buckle and can be comfortably worn during any form of physical exercise, freeing the user's hands for other purposes. The vest is reinforced to withstand the stress of the added resistance with the interior of the vest being padded for comfort. Exchangeable rubber disks are removeably fastened to a back panel to modify the resistance in order to achieve the desired exercise intensity. The disks are shaped to fit together to form a continuous, tessellated layer, if desired, and are secured to attachment points on the weight panel with fasteners. The rubber disks are weighted to provide added mass with sufficient flexibility to conform to contours of the user's body.

Abstract: A balancing exercise device has a central balancing member having a center of balance. A first foot pad is coupled to the central balancing member on a first side of the center of balance. The first foot pad is pivotable with respect to the central balancing member. A second foot pad is coupled to the central balancing member on an opposite, second side of the center of balance. The second foot pad is pivotable with respect to the central balancing member. An application of equal forces on the first and second foot pads balances the central balancing member with respect to the center of balance. An application of unequal forces on the first and second foot pads causes the central balancing member to pivot about the center of balance until one of the first and second foot pads engages with a support surface on which the central balancing member is supported.

Abstract: An exercise desk that includes a peripheral skirt having multiple corners; a plurality of rigid legs with one leg for support at a corner of the peripheral skirt; and a planar top work surface member supported by and over the peripheral skirt, and forming a desk work surface. The peripheral skirt is arranged with a front recessed cut-out section for accommodating a user of the exercise desk. The cut-out section is defined at least in part by opposed facing skirt walls. The desk also includes exercise elements in the form of a pair of parallel bars mounted respectively from the opposed facing skirt walls and accessible to the user of the exercise desk and a pull-up bar having opposed ends that are supported from the planar top work surface member adjacent respective opposed facing skirt walls.

Abstract: An adjustable-weight exercise device includes a body having a through-hole; a handle centrally located in the body and disposed within the through-hole; and at least one internal compartment having a number of insertion slots therein, each adapted to receive a weight. The device may include a covering member disposed over each of the internal compartments, each fastened to the body. The adjustable-weight exercise device may be employed in a variety of physical activities to seamlessly move from one desired position or movement to the next without inconvenience or interruption.

Abstract: A throw weight includes a handle and a bag rotatably associated with the handle. The bag is designed to hold a weight which can be interchanged with other weights. The bag and handle are particularly constructed and oriented relative to one another for the purpose of correctly stabilizing the weight and to facilitate ease of throwing. The bag may include an opening at an end of the bag opposite the handle.

Abstract: A body exercise device includes a seat portion having a seat face, a pair of left and right airbags and a pair of front and rear airbags causing the seat face of the seat portion to be left-right and front-rear inclined, and an air supply unit that supplies pressurized air to the airbags. An air supply/discharge switching unit switches between supplying air to and discharging air from the airbags, and a pressure detection unit detects pressure in the airbags. A balance determination unit, in a process of supplying air to or discharging air from the right and left or front and rear airbags according to the switching operation of the air supply/discharge switching unit, determines the left-right or front-rear balance state of the user based on a difference in pressure change in the pair of left and right airbags or the pair of front and rear airbags.

Abstract: An apparatus for strengthening arm muscles, including a framework, a tabletop on the framework, an elbow pad and a touch pad on the tabletop. A hinged lever with a handle is coupled to a horizontal shaft, which in turn is coupled to a vertical shaft. A grooved wheel is disposed on the vertical shaft under the tabletop, and a wire is laid in the groove of the wheel. One end of the wire is fixed to the wheel and the other end of the wire is detachably fixed to a counterbalance weight, so that when the counterbalance weight is in a lower extreme position, the lever is in an initial position, and when the lever is in a reclined position, the counterbalance weight is in an elevated position relative to its lower extreme position.