Portable exercise device

A method for allowing a user to perform an upper body and a lower body exercise within a doorway having a first vertical side, a second vertical side, and a threshold, the doorway further having an anchoring point defined by the junction of the second vertical side and the threshold of the doorway, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a portable exercise device comprising a horizontal exercise bar, a vertical supporting member, and an anchoring assembly, wherein the horizontal exercise bar comprises a first exercise arm, a second exercise arm, and a horizontal exercise bar central point, the first and second exercise arms having a first hand grip and a second hand grip respectively, wherein the first exercise arm and the second exercise arm are arranged in a parallel configuration, wherein the vertical supporting member comprises a vertical supporting member upper end attached to the horizontal exercise bar central point and a vertical supporting member lower end attached to the anchoring assembly, wherein the vertical supporting member further has a vertical support plate attached near the vertical supporting member upper end;
• positioning the portable exercise device across the doorway such that the vertical support plate abuts against the first vertical side of the doorway and the anchoring assembly engages with the anchoring point by simultaneously contacting the second vertical side and the threshold of the doorway, causing the portable exercise device to be retained in position between the first and second vertical sides of the doorway;
• the user performing the upper body exercise by (a) standing between the first and second exercise arms while facing the first vertical side of the doorway and grasping the first and second hand grips, (b) pushing against the first and second hand grips while straightening the arms so the user's body is suspended between the first and second exercise arms, and (c) repeatedly bending and straightening the arms to perform a series of dips;
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• the user performing the lower body exercise by (a) standing between the first and second exercise arms while facing the second vertical side of the doorway and grasping the first and second hand grips, (b) pushing against the first and second hand grips while straightening the arms so the user's body is suspended between the first and second exercise arms, and (c) repeatedly raising and lowering the legs to perform a series of leg lifts.