Rotation exercise apparatus
OwnerMichael Curryinventor
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus (14) includes an upper plate (20) on which a person can stand, a lower plate (22) lying under the upper plate, and a low friction rotation bearing (24) between the plates. This rotation exercise device allows a person to stand on the upper plate and move his/her arms and legs to create torque that pivots the upper plate clockwise and counter clockwise The apparatus also can include a tilting device (26) that allows the person to tilt a top plate, which lies over the upper plate, so the top plate tilts about horizontal axes to simulate controlling tilt of a skateboard or surfboard white steering it.
Claims5
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a top plate on which a person can stand;
- a lower plate lying under said top plate;
- a low friction bearing rotatably supporting said top plate on said lower plate about a vertical axis, said bearing having sufficient carrying capacity to support a person that has a weight of over 200 pounds, in repeated opposite rotations, whereby to enable a person to exercise by twisting clockwise and counter-clockwise.
A method for a person to exercise his legs and hips, comprising:
- standing on a top board (30) while the top board is supported in pivoting about a vertical axes on a bottom board (22);
- turning by lees than 360°, the person's upper body in repeated clockwise and counterclockwise directions about said vertical axis, to cause said top board to turn in opposite directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.