Exercise apparatus
OwnerCulley Wayne DAVISinventor
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for performing various physical exercises. A push-up apparatus is disclosed including a handle member having a first distal end portion and a second distal end portion, and first and second support members, each including a substantially flat support surface and a bearing structure rotatably coupled to one of the first and second distal end portions of the handle member, the bearing structure being positioned such that a respective distal end of the handle member is closer to a top surface of the respective support member opposite the support surface than to the support surface. The handle member is configured to rotate axially about a central axis of the handle member independently of the first and second support members.
Claims20
A push-up apparatus, comprising:
- a handle member having a first distal end portion and a second distal end portion;
- and
- first and second support members, each including:
- a substantially flat support surface;
- and
- a bearing structure rotatably coupled to one of the first and second distal end portions of the handle member, the bearing structure being positioned such that a respective distal end of the handle member is closer to a top surface of the respective support member opposite the support surface than to the support surface;
- wherein the handle member is configured to rotate axially about a central axis of the handle member independently of the first and second support members.
An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a handle member having a first distal end portion and a second distal end portion;
- and
- first and second support members, each including:
- a substantially flat support surface;
- a top surface positioned opposite at least a portion of the support surface;
- and
- a bearing structure rotatably coupled to one of the first and second distal end portions of the handle member;
- wherein the handle member is configured to rotate axially about a central axis of the handle member independently of the first and second support members;
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- wherein the first support member has a height dimension extending between the support surface and the top surface of the first support member, the height dimension intersecting the central axis of the handle member at a point that is a distance that is more than half of the height dimension away from the support surface of the first support member.
A method of performing a physical exercise, the method comprising:
- placing first and second exercise devices against a substantially flat ground surface, each of the first and second exercise devices including:
- a handle member having a first distal end portion and a second distal end portion;
- and
- first and second support members, each including a substantially flat support surface and a bearing structure rotatably coupled to one of the first and second distal end portions of the handle member, the bearing structure being positioned such that a coupled distal end of the handle member is closer to a top surface of the respective support member opposite the support surface than to the support surface;
- grasping the handle members of the first and second exercise devices;
- adjusting a rotational angle of the first and second exercise devices by axially rotating the handle members of the first and second exercise devices axially independently of the respective first and second support members of each of the first and second exercise devices;
- and
- performing a push-up exercise while grasping the handle members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.