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US 2019/0054338 A1Published application
Fitness Device And Exercise Method For Generating Opposing Muscle Resistance
OwnerMichael Wayne TANGinventor
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Abstract
A fitness device contains a strap, a handle, and a plate. The strap is substantially inelastic and flexible. The plate is substantially rigid. The handle at least partially envelopes the strap. A method of exercising with such a fitness device is also described herein. Other fitness devices and other methods of use are also described herein.
Claims20
An exercising method by creating opposing muscle resistance instead of employing weights, gravity, or elastic bands, the method comprising:
- securing a first portion of a substantially inelastic strap to a first body part associated with a first muscle or muscle group;
- securing a second portion of the substantially inelastic strap to a second body part associated with a second muscle or muscle group, wherein a portion of the substantially inelastic strap extends between the first portion and the second portion;
- creating opposing muscle resistance by pulling the first body part away from the second body part to create a state of opposing muscle resistance between the first muscle or muscle groups and the second muscle or muscle groups, wherein the creating of opposing muscle resistance generates a corresponding tensioned state in the substantially inelastic strap in which the substantially inelastic strap defines a substantially fixed distance along the substantially inelastic strap between the first body part and the second body part;
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- moving a portion of the body while simultaneously maintaining the state of opposing muscle resistance and the corresponding tensioned state of the substantially inelastic strap in which the substantially inelastic strap defines the substantially fixed distance along the substantially inelastic strap between the first and second body parts.
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A fitness device for exercising by creating opposing muscle resistance instead of employing weights, gravity, or elastic bands, the fitness device comprising:
- a flexible, substantially inelastic strap;
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- a plurality of handles positioned on the substantially inelastic strap, each handle having a first grip portion and a second grip portion, each handle having a non-movable configuration in which the first grip portion and the second grip portion are engaged with each other to prevent sliding movement of the handle along the length of the strap, and each handle having a movable configuration in which the first grip portion and the second grip portion are disengaged sufficiently from each other to allow sliding movement of the handle along the length of the substantially inelastic strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.