Muscular Training Device, System and Method
OwnerShanti Raineyinventor
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Abstract
An exercise device includes a relatively rigid platform supported by a compressible base. The base has a central flat and then slopes outward and upward from the central flat in a spherical section. The base permits instability in height, angle, and shear strain movement. The user performs postures and/or exercises using the exercise device under each appendage being used for support. The instability triggers the Golgi tendon receptor and the muscle spindle receptor and thereby achieves physiological benefits. The muscular training devices come in different sizes and configurations to make up a muscular training system.
Claims19
An exercise device sized for a single appendage of human support, comprising:
- a compressible base, the base maintaining a balanced, upright position of the exercise device before being loaded, the base having one or more sides which slope outward and upward with a slope which increases as distance from a central axis increases, the sides permitting simultaneous pitch and roll instability to the exercise device;
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- a relatively rigid platform joined to and horizontally covering the compressible base at a height no greater than 10 inches over a bottom surface of the compressible base, the platform having a shape which provides substantially equal pitch and roll instability, the platform having a size for a single appendage of human support and at least 3 inches wider than a contact area between the compressible base and an underlying horizontal floor, wherein the platform comprises a top rotatable relative to the base about a central perpendicular axis of the platform.
The exercise device of claim 11, wherein the central flat of the compressible base of each exercise device in the progression is circular and has a diameter within the range of 1 to 4 inches, and wherein the platform is circular.
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A method of exercising comprising:
- placing a single appendage of human support on an exercise device, the exercise device comprising:
- a compressible base, the base maintaining a balanced, upright position of the exercise device before being loaded, the base having one or more sides which slope outward and upward with a slope which increases as distance from a central axis increases, the sides permitting simultaneous pitch and roll instability to the exercise device;
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- a relatively rigid platform joined to and horizontally covering the compressible base at a height no greater than 10 inches over a bottom surface of the compressible base, the platform having a size for a single appendage of human support, the platform having a shape which provides substantially equal pitch and roll instability, wherein the platform comprises a top rotatable relative to the base about a central perpendicular axis of the platform;
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- performing a large body exercise while maintaining balance on the exercise device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.