Lateral glide elliptical exercise apparatus

A lateral glide elliptical exercise apparatus, comprising:

• a frame comprising a front part, a rear part opposite to said front part, and a center line extended from said front part to an area near said rear part;
• a damping unit mounted to said frame and adapted for providing a damping resistance, said damping unit comprising a rotating wheel;
• a pair of pedal units respectively disposed at two opposite lateral sides relative to said center line and adapted for receiving said damping resistance from said damping unit, each said pedal unit comprising a pivoting block configured to rotate said rotating wheel and a pedal shaft pivotally connected to said pivoting block, said pedal shaft including a front end portion and a rear end portion opposite to said front end portion, said pivoting block being connected to said pedal shaft between said front end portion and said rear end portion, and each said pedal unit further comprising a pedal pivotally mounted at a respective said pedal shaft, and a drag bar pivotally connected between said pedal and a respective said pivoting block;
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• a pair of gliding guide units respectively mounted at said frame, each said gliding guide unit comprising a gliding guide connected to said frame, an actuation block coupled to and movable along said gliding guide and a linkage pivotally coupled between said actuation block and said front end portion of said pedal shaft of one respective said pedal unit, said gliding guide comprising an inner end portion and an opposing outer end portion disposed from said center line relative to said inner end portion, said gliding guide extending along an axis that intersects with said center line, said actuation block being movable by one respective said pedal unit to slide along the associated gliding guide between said inner end portion and said outer end portion of the associating said gliding guide.