Skiing exercise apparatus
OwnerJohn A. Scimoneinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for exercising using an apparatus that includes an upper assembly, equipped with pedal platforms or a snowboard attachment, which is pivotally attached to a lower frame assembly. The lower frame assembly includes ski pole attachments that enable a user to maintain balance while using the apparatus. When the user stands on the pedals, elastic members coupled to the lower frame assembly and the upper frame assembly maintain level of the upper assembly while also providing some resistance to lateral movement. As the user shifts weight to simulate downhill skiing, the resistance by the elastic members, and an adjustable brake component, provide strength and core exercises similar to skiing.
Claims20
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- an upper frame assembly;
- a lower frame assembly operatively coupled to the upper frame assembly at a first lower pivot and a second lower pivot allowing lateral movement of the upper frame assembly relative to the lower frame assembly, the lower frame assembly having a width greater than a width of the upper frame assembly;
- a first pedal platform pivotally attached to the upper frame assembly at a first pivot and a second pivot so as to provide lateral movement relative to the upper frame assembly;
- a second pedal platform pivotally attached to the upper frame assembly at a first pivot and a second pivot and parallel to the first pedal platform so as to provide lateral movement relative to the upper frame assembly;
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- a plurality of elastic members operatively coupled to the upper frame assembly and the lower frame assembly so as to provide resistance and stability of the upper frame assembly relative to the lower frame assembly.
A skiing exercise apparatus, comprising:
- an upper frame assembly comprising a first cross member, a second cross member, a first side member, a second side member, a third side member, a fourth side member, a first vertical member, a second vertical member, and center member perpendicularly coupled to the first vertical member and the second vertical member;
- a lower frame assembly operatively coupled to the first vertical member and the second vertical member of the upper frame assembly at a first lower pivot and a second lower pivot allowing lateral movement of the upper frame assembly relative to the lower frame assembly, the lower frame assembly having a width greater than a width of the upper frame assembly;
- a first pedal platform pivotally attached to the first side member and the second side member of the upper frame assembly at a first pivot and a second pivot so as to provide lateral movement relative to the upper frame assembly;
- a second pedal platform pivotally attached to the third side member and the fourth side member of the upper frame assembly at a first pivot and a second pivot and parallel to the first pedal platform so as to provide lateral movement relative to the upper frame assembly;
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- a plurality of elastic members operatively coupled to the center member of the upper frame assembly and a first side member and a second side member of the lower frame assembly so as to provide resistance and stability of the upper frame assembly relative to the lower frame assembly.
A method for operating a skiing apparatus, comprising:
- positioning an equal amount of weight on a first pedal platform and a second pedal platform pivotally attached to an upper assembly that simulate the direction and level of actual skis;
- applying a balancing force to a first pole attachment and a second pole attachment operatively coupled to a lower frame assembly pivotally attached to the upper frame assembly;
- shifting the weight on the first pedal platform and the second pedal platform alternatively in each direction laterally relative to the lower frame assembly so as to rotate the upper frame assembly relative thereto so as to simulate a lateral motion of downhill skiing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.