Abstract: A wrist and forearm exerciser for exercising the weak areas of the hands, arms, wrists, and forearms. The wrist and forearm exerciser includes an elongate handle rod and a line with opposite upper and lower ends. The upper end of the line is coupled to the handle rod. A weight support means is coupled to the lower end of the line. A plurality of weights are supported by the weight support means.

Abstract: A training bag designed to provide the user, a martial artist or boxer, with a training apparatus that simulates the response of a human body upon the execution of fighting techniques on the training bag and, thereby, enable the martial artist or boxer to practice and master the affects of those techniques on an opponent without injuring the opponent or themselves. The training bag comprises an inner core with a filler material and a filler covering material that provides the proper height and weight of a training bag. The training bag further comprises an outer core with an impact material and an outer covering material. The impact material provides the martial artist or boxer with the realistic sensation of contacting an opponent with the fighting techniques and the outer covering material covers the impact material and displays imprinted indicia, if desired.

Abstract: A shoe, preferably an athletic shoe, with an attachment designed to give people who have just begun an exercise program, and have not yet achieved sufficient flexibility to be able to comfortably touch their toes, something to grab onto that is attached to the toes of their shoes. The attachment consists of two side members that go on each side of the shoe from the toe to the opening for the leg, and a front piece and several cross-pieces connecting the side members, like rungs on a ladder. The side members, front piece and cross-pieces can be sewn together, or cut from one piece of material. The front piece is sewn to the toe of the shoe or otherwise permanently attached. A person using the invention may begin by reaching the cross-piece furthest from the toe, and work his or her way downward, one rung at a time, until they are able to touch their toes. The side members may be removably attached to the shoe by strips of hook and loop fasteners, when the attachment is not in use.

Abstract: Exercise apparatus has a base to which is pivoted one end of a rockable arm, the opposite end of which is coupled to one end of a force transmitting line by means of which the arm may be rocked from and to a rest position. Movement of the arm away from the rest position is yieldably opposed by elastic resistance members which react between the rockable arm and the base. An upright arm is removably supported by the base and is equipped with one or more line guides about which the force transmitting line may be reeved. In one embodiment the line guide automatically compensates for variations in the force which must be applied on the rockable arm to overcome variations in the resistance of the resistance members.

Abstract: An improved exercise bar for performing chin-up and pull-up exercises. According to a preferred embodiment, the exercise bar comprises an elongate member having a first upper arcuate portion extending along the length thereof and an angled portion extending downwardly therefrom. A third portion extends from the second angled portion and is preferably oriented such that, in use, the same is in generally perpendicular orientation with level ground. The first arcuate portion is designed to support the phalanx bones of the fingers, whereas the second angled portion supports the bones and muscles located in the palmar sections of the hands. The third portion supports the distal-most ends of the wrist bones. The exercise bar may be mountable upon a wall or may be formed as part of a free-standing apparatus. The exercise bar may further be formed to have a generally arcuate shape for the performance of wide-grip pull-up exercises, or may further include an attachment mechanism for use in lat pull-down exercises.

Abstract: An exerciser including a base frame with a seat pad. A leg support is pivotally inward foldably connected with two ends of a bottom face of the base frame. The leg support has a front arch section, a rear horizontal section and a vertical section. Two ends of a rear side of the base frame are respectively disposed with two adjustment seats for adjusting an angle. The other end of the adjustment seat is fixedly connected with each end of a handle. So, the base frame can be swung, lifted and lowered. The angle of the handle can be freely adjusted via the adjustment seat. Therefore, the position of the handle can be adjusted in accordance with various conditions for the user with the user's body stably presses on the seat pad and the base frame. The resilient section creates a resistant force when pushing and pulling the handle to achieve an exercising effect.

Abstract: An exercise device and methods for strengthening the muscles of lower back and abdomen. The device may be configured to impart extension to the spine of a user. The device may include a reclinable chair having a backrest pivotally attached to a seat. The backrest may be pivotally declined backwards in relation to the seat by a user during exercise. The device may include a decline control mechanism that is selectively operable to resist the decline of the backrest, to limit the maximum angle of decline of the backrest relative to the seat, or both.

Abstract: An angle-adjustable rowing exerciser, which includes a wheeled base frame, a fixed mattress and a pivoted mattress supported on the base frame, a transverse frame bar pivotally mounted on the base frame at the bottom, two handlebars respectively adjustably connected to two adjustable ratchet connectors at the ends of the transverse frame bar for turning by hand to rotate the transverse frame bar, and two actuating bars perpendicularly and fixedly connected to the transverse frame bar and forced to tilt the base frame or the movable mattress up and down upon turning of the handlebars.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a fitness device which includes a seat, a telescoping means which is attached to the seat at a terminal portion thereof by a pivot means and a support means which is attached to a second terminal portion of the telescoping means. The fitness device is adapted to support the hands and feet of a user who desires to stretch, strengthen and condition various muscle groups in the user's body.

Abstract: A swimming auxiliary device includes an attaching member an attaching member mounted to the swimmer's calf or forearm, and a connecting device connected to the attaching member so as to pivotally connect a web member to the attaching member. A pulling device is connected between the web member and the attaching member to pull the web member toward the attaching member. When the swimmer pushes the water, the water flows between the web and the attaching member so that the web member is pivoted away from the by the water. The web member is then pulled by the pulling device to return its original position again when the water flows away from the web member.

Abstract: An exercise apparatus comprises a generally rectangular extruded aluminum frame having a head end and a foot end and including a pair of spaced apart parallel track members wherein the head end, the foot end, and the track or rail members are each formed from the same metal extrusion material and have the same cross sectional shape. The apparatus includes a movable carriage mounted on the frame for movement along the rail members between the head and foot ends against one or more resistance members connected between the carriage and the foot end of the frame. Each of the rail members includes an outwardly open T shaped longitudinal slot therein for receiving a T shaped anchor bar for a foot support bar assembly. The foot bar assembly includes a replaceable U shaped foot bar having a pair of spaced parallel leg portions. The assembly accommodates various shapes of foot bars. The leg portions are telescopically joined to support members pivotally mounted to a support bracket assembly.

Abstract: A complex exerciser structure including a base seat, a back lever, a pull lever and two support levers. The base seat includes a U-shaped lever and two seat levers fixed at two ends thereof. The vertically opposite ends of the U-shaped lever are respectively fixed with two support beams. A roller is inserted on each support beam for supporting the back lever and pull lever. One end of the U-shaped lever is connected with a support lever. The other end of the support lever is connected with the back lever and the pull lever. A grip and a back pad are fixedly disposed on the back lever. An upright support stem and a seat pad are fixedly disposed on the pull lever. Step rods fitted with soft sleeves are disposed on the support stem. The complex exerciser provides versatile exercising effects for a user.

Abstract: A working element, such as a ball (4) is held at a preselected position in front of a user exercising abdominal muscles. The ball is supported (9, 31a, 31b, 44) by a positioning device (6) for positioning lower members of the user. The lower member positioning device includes at least one of a user knee positioning member (11, 15, 74) and a foot or ankle positioning member (10). A frame or other connecting element (21, 22, 40, 42, 61, 71) interconnects the foot and knee positioning elements in a preselected relationship. A flexible or spring mounting (14) or flexible straps (31a, 31b, 44) permit the ball (4) to be resiliently displaced during exercise.

Abstract: An exercise device for the hands, wrists and forearms comprising an externally threaded, vertically oriented inner post member and an outer sleeve member coaxially mounted thereon in a rotatable and telescoping manner, where the outer sleeve supports a number of interchangeable weight disks and the outer sleeve member is raised and lowered relative to the inner post member by rotation of the outer sleeve member. Outer sleeve member is connected to an internally threaded bearing nut containing a plural number of ball bearings, the ball bearings being retained by external threading on said inner post member.

Abstract: An exercise device includes a mat rotating device provided on the upper end of a base frame constituting a skeleton of the exercise device and adapted to rotate a mat frame rotatably mounted on the base frame through a desired angle when it is energized by electric power externally applied thereto, and a foot holder moving device provided on an extension member extending longitudinally from the mat frame and adapted to move foot holders when it is energized by electric power externally applied thereto. By the foot holder moving device, the foot holders move between an ankle holding position where the foot holders are positioned near support bars mounted to the extension member, respectively, to hold the ankle portions of the user therebetween and a release position where the foot holders are spaced away from the support bars, respectively, to allow the ankle portions of the user to be released.

Abstract: An exercise belt with compartments for individual exercise bar weights, which is sometimes used with some empty compartments to reduce the exercising effort, the use of elastomeric construction material for each compartment holding by its urgency the bar weights in place, rather than the use of a closure flap over all of the openings of all of the compartments even those that are empty, and being empty are not effective in providing an interengaged loop and hook connection for the closure flap.