Abstract: A barbell belt to secure a barbell to an exercise apparatus in order to retain the barbell in a stationary position is disclosed. The barbell belt includes a strap having a first side and a second side. A loop is formed by overlying the first side of the first end over the second side of the first end. A fastener to secures the strap in the loop. A running end of the strap extends longitudinally from the fastener. A buckle is attached to the strap proximal the fastener. The barbell belt allows an athlete to secure a barbell to an exercise apparatus so that the athlete can perform stationary bar exercises on the barbell and the barbell will be quickly and securely retained on the exercise apparatus.

Abstract: An exercise machine carriage handle system for providing handles for an exerciser to grasp with their hands thereby expanding the type of exercises that may be performed. The exercise machine carriage handle system generally includes a frame having a track, a carriage movably connected to the track, a bias member connected between the frame and the carriage, a first handle connected to the carriage near the first side, and a second handle connected to the carriage near the second side. The first handle and second handle are adapted for grasping with a first hand and a second hand respectively of a user during the performance of an exercise on the exercise machine.

Abstract: An exercise platform for use with a resilient exercise band includes a body formed of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. The exercise platform includes a pair of intersecting channels one side and a support surface on another side upon which a user stands. When the platform is in use, the channels are spaced away from a floor surface, and are dimensioned to allow a portion of the exercise band to be retained therein, as the user performs an exercise movement employing the exercise band while he or she stands on the platform.

Abstract: A fluid-damped direct-drive bicycle riding platform includes a rack for supporting, a main shaft, a transmission shaft and a fluid resistor, wherein the rack includes a front bottom foot tube, a rear bottom foot tube, a front support rod, a main beam and an angle adjuster; the front support rod is fixed on the front bottom foot tube, the main beam is fixed on the rear bottom foot tube, the angle adjuster is fixed on the main beam, the upper end of the front support rod is hinged to the angle adjuster through a spline, the main beam is provided with the main shaft and the transmission shaft, the main shaft is press-fitted on the main beam in an interference fit, the main shaft and transmission shaft are driven by a pulley and a belt to drive the liquid resistor fixed to the left end of the transmission shaft.

Abstract: A physical therapy and fitness device which includes one or more balance pedals slidahle along one or more resistance bands. Handles may be used with the resistance bands, and the balance pedals may include an elongated slot through which the band(s) slide. Each balance pedal may include opposing projecting raised ledges to facilitate bolding a foot in place during use of the device.

Abstract: A Multisensory Simulation System comprises systems including: an Omni-Directional Treadmill (ODT), a Gravity Modification System (GMS), a Motion and gesture Tracking System (MTS), a Data Analytics System (DAS), a Visual Stimulation System (VSS), an Auditory Stimulation System (AUSS), an Operator Interface System (OIS), a User Harness System (UHS), a Tactile Stimulation System (TSS), an Atmospheric Simulation System (ATSS), a Neurological Stimulation System (NSS), an Olfactory Stimulation System (OSS), a Gustatory System Stimulation System (GSS), a User Monitoring System (UMS), a Controller, a Game Engine System (GES), database, a Communication Unit (CU), a User Safety System (USS), and a communication bus.

Abstract: A trampoline has a trampoline frame, springs connecting to the trampoline frame, a trampoline bed, and spring connectors formed on the trampoline bed at a bed edge of the trampoline bed. The spring connectors connect to the springs. A link retainer is formed on the spring connector. The link retainer has a link opening and a link notch. An outer cover has a hook opening and a strap slot. The outer cover covers the link retainer. The hook opening of the outer cover aligns with the link notch of the link retainer, and the strap slot aligns with the link opening of the outer cover.

Abstract: A squat and bench press bar includes a horizontal bar, a pair of vertical bars affixed to the horizontal bar, a pair of horizontal rods affixed to the pair of vertical bars, and a pair of weight plates for mounting onto the rods. The vertical bars include a first portion slidably disposed within a second portion forming an adjustable telescopic arrangement that enables a user to configure the squat and bench press bar into a squatting configuration or a bench-pressing configuration. The rods define a lowermost point of the squat and bench press bar such that when the weight plates are mounted onto the rods, a portion of the weight plates is positioned below the rods. The rods define an axle upon which the weight plates may rotate such that a user may move the squat and bench press bar from one position to another without requiring a spotter.

Abstract: An exercise device has a yoke that is joined to a receiver. A detent pin joins a base washer to the yoke. Weights arranged above the base washer are used as a stabilizing support foundation while performing exercise.

Abstract: The device is a foot power apparatus which provides a means for therapeutically strengthening the foot using an expansion spring mounted pedal suspended within a support frame assembly. One embodiment of the apparatus comprises which base, which generally resembles the sole of a shoe, and a support frame assembly which is attached at the front end and along the sides of said base. Suspended above the base within the frame assembly by a pair of opposing springs is a pedal transversely positioned to the base. With the user's foot positioned on the base, the front of the foot applies downward pressure to expand the springs while the heel of the foot remains stationary. Removable and interchangeable expansion springs provide customized and more accurate biomechanical motion for the needs of the particular patient. This system allows for the proper flexion biomechanics on an individual basis because of its ability to shorten the foot during the flexion process.

Abstract: An exercise device for assisting a user in performing bodyweight exercises as well as being configured for performance of weight training cable exercises includes a frame that is configured to be detachably mounted to a doorframe. The frame includes a first door bar and a second door bar that is spaced from the first door bar and is configured for contacting the doorframe on a first side of the doorframe. The exercise device also includes a pair of door hook assemblies that are coupled to the frame and are configured to seat against a ledge of the doorframe on a second side of the doorframe for securely yet detachably mounting the frame to the doorframe. A pulley carrier assembly is detachably coupled to both the first door bar and the second door bar and includes an elongated carrier that carries a first pulley and a spaced second pulley. A cable passes along the first pulley and the second pulley and the cable has a first end and an opposing second end.

Abstract: A resistance device includes a resistance source, a winch, a draw rope, a pulley block, a wire management mechanism, a draw wire and a fixed plate. The output end of the resistance source is connected to one end of the winch, and the other end of the winch is pivotably connected to the fixed plate. The wire management mechanism is arranged between the fixed plate and the resistance source. One end of the draw rope is fixedly arranged on the winch, and the other end of the draw rope protrudes out of the wire management mechanism. A bobbin is convexly arranged at an end portion of the other end of the winch. The pulley block includes at least one fixed pulley and at least one movable pulley. The fixed pulley is fixedly arranged on the fixed plate, and the movable pulley is fixedly arranged on the wire management mechanism.

Abstract: An exercise training device for connection to a laterally extending overhead bar and use in modifying a toes to bar exercise, including at least one bar mounting assembly, an elongated, laterally extending target portion, and a spacer portion connected at a first end to and extending longitudinally away from the at least one bar mounting assembly, and removably connected at an opposed second end to the elongated, laterally extending target portion. Also disclosed is a method of positioning an exercise training device on a laterally extending overhead bar to modify a toes to bar exercise, including connecting to the laterally extending overhead bar an exercise training device having the aforementioned structure, and adjusting the exercise training device to extend downward and forward from the laterally extending overhead bar.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a shaft and a first annular knob fixed to the shaft and a second annular knob releasably engaged with the shaft. Each of the first and second annular knobs includes a front face, a face, and a central passage that receives the shaft. The central passage has first, second, and third sections. The width of each first section is greater than the width of the third section, and the width of the second section is greater than the width of the first section. The second section defines an annular slot between the first and third sections.

Abstract: An exercise training device for connection to a laterally extending overhead bar and use in modifying a toes to bar exercise, including at least one bar mounting assembly, an elongated, laterally extending target portion, and a spacer portion connected at a first end to and extending longitudinally away from the at least one bar mounting assembly, and connected at an opposed second end to the elongated, laterally extending target portion. Also disclosed is a method of positioning an exercise training device on a laterally extending overhead bar to modify a toes to bar exercise, including connecting to the laterally extending overhead bar an exercise training device having the aforementioned structure, and adjusting the exercise training device to extend downward and forward from the laterally extending overhead bar.

Abstract: A system for carrying out a training or a competition of or between two athletes, wherein the system comprises: a first sports garment comprising a first signal element and a connection to a first mobile phone, wherein first control and/or calculating means are arranged for measuring of an actual distance covered by the first athlete; a second sports garment comprising a second signal element and a connection to a second mobile phone, wherein second control and/or calculating means are arranged for measuring of an actual distance covered by the second athlete, wherein first control means are provided for emitting a predetermined first signal by the first signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete is bigger than the actual distance of the second athlete and wherein second control means are provided at or in the second sports garment for emitting a predetermined second signal by the second signal element in the case that the actual distance of the first athlete is bigger than the a

Abstract: A system for securing exercise equipment including an elongate suspended rail and at least one braking device. The at least one braking device including a brake plate, a wheel assembly, a spring, and an actuator. The system wherein the braking device is arranged with the rail such that the braking device can be secured at any point along the rail.

Abstract: An adjustable height balance beam includes an elongate member; opposing upper and lower support columns; opposing base bars; wherein opposing attachment zones of the elongate member are configured for selective attachment to each of the opposing upper support columns, defining a first configuration, and wherein each of the opposing lower support columns is configured for attachment to the corresponding opposing base bars, and the respective opposing base bars, defining a second configuration, for selective height adjustment of the elongate bar relative to the opposing base bars; wherein the height of the elongate bar relative to the opposing base bars may be selectively adjusted when in the first configuration by aligning tension knob ports on the lower support column with a correspondingly selected one of the plurality of linearly displaced apertures on the upper support column to form an aligned attachment channel that is configured for receipt of the tension knob.

Abstract: A stationary bicycle is described having walking pole attachments for a pair of walking poles. The walking pole attachments are mechanisms that are attachable and mountable to one or more parts of a handlebar of a stationary bicycle in order to store the walking poles on the stationary bicycle. The walking poles can be mounted and stored vertically on either side of the handlebar of the stationary bicycle or can be mounted and stored horizontally on top of the handlebar of the stationary bicycle so as to be easily accessible to the user of the stationary bicycle while the user is seated on the stationary bicycle and is pedaling. Further, exercises are described that highlight various manners of exercising on the stationary bicycle while using the walking poles in a new form of exercise called pole-biking. Further, attachment mechanisms are attachable to the stationary bicycle for a resistance band.

Abstract: A training apparatus for mountain climbers. The training apparatus includes a base portion and a ring member. The ring member extends substantially perpendicular from the base portion. The training apparatus can also include an attachment mechanism secured to the base portion for securing the training apparatus to a surface.