Cross-Country Ski Exercise Machine

An exerciser for simulating cross country skiing comprising a base frame having opposite forward and rear ends, a pair of ski members mounted to the base frame, the ski members and base frame configured to permit the ski members to slide back and forth between the first and second ends by overcoming a first drag force, a front post extending upwardly from the forward end of the base frame, a forward pair of flexible lines movably mounted to the front post by a front hub, each of the forward pair of flexible lines having handles to be gripped by a user's hands to permit the user to reciprocally pull back on the first pair of flexible lines, the front hub and forward pair of flexible lines being configured such that a second drag force is applied to the first pair of flexible lines resisting the rearward movement of said forward pair of flexible lines, a rear post extending upwardly from the rear end of the base frame, a rear pair of flexible lines movably mounted to the rear post by a first rear hub, the rear pair of flexible lines having straps configured to be attached to the user's arms to permit the user to reciprocally pull forward on the rear pair of flexible lines, the first rear hub and the rear pair of flexible lines being configured such that a third drag force is applied to the rear pair of flexible lines resisting the forward movement of said rear pair of flexible lines, the ski members being mounted between the forward and rear posts such that the user is positioned between the front and rear posts when the user mounts the ski members.

An exerciser for simulating cross country skiing comprising a base frame having opposite forward and rear ends, a pair of ski members mounted to the base frame, the ski members and base frame configured to permit the ski members to slide back and forth between the first and second ends by overcoming a first drag force, a front post extending upwardly from the forward end of the base frame, a forward arm exercise unit having a pair of flexible lines movably mounted to the front post, each of the forward pair of flexible lines having handles to be gripped by a user's hands to permit the user to reciprocally pull back on the first pair of flexible lines, the forward exercise unit configured such that a second drag force is applied to the first pair of flexible lines resisting the rearward movement of said forward pair of flexible lines, a rear post extending upwardly from the rear end of the base frame, a rear arm exercise unit having a rear pair of flexible lines, the rear pair of flexible lines having straps configured to be attached to the user's arms to permit the user to reciprocally pull forward on the rear pair of flexible lines, the rear arm exercise unit configured such that a third drag force is applied to the rear pair of flexible lines resisting the forward movement of said rear pair of flexible lines, the ski members being mounted between the forward and rear posts such that the user is positioned between the front and rear posts when the user mounts the ski members.