Non-gripping hand/foot resistance producing aquatic exercise apparatus and method of use

A resistance producing aquatic exercise apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

• a geometrically shaped, buoyant body;
• and
• a port for receiving a terminal part of a human's limb, said port being centrally positioned on said buoyant body, said port defining a cavity sized for receiving the terminal part and facilitating a non-gripping securement of said buoyant body by an exerciser to enable a grip-free, resisted manipulation of said buoyant body in a water exercising environment,
• said cavity comprises a rectangular shaped, tapered through-hole sized such that a height dimension associated with an entry side is larger than a height dimension associated with an exit side of said through-hole.

A method of producing resistance by an exerciser exercising in an aquatic environment using aquatic exercise equipment without exerting a gripping force on said aquatic exercise equipment, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing at least one, resistance producing aquatic exercise apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
• a geometrically shaped, buoyant body;
• and
• a port for receiving a terminal part of the exerciser's limb, said port being centrally positioned on said buoyant body, said port defining a cavity sized for receiving the terminal part and facilitating a non-gripping securement of said buoyant body by said exerciser to enable a grip-free, resisted manipulation of said buoyant body in a water exercising environment, said cavity being a rectangular shaped, tapered through-hole sized such that a height dimension associated with an entry side is larger than a height dimension associated with an exit side of said through-hole;
• (b) the exerciser selecting said provided aquatic exercise apparatus and preparing to exercise in said aquatic environment;
• (c) the exerciser selecting an exerciser's foot for inserting into said port;
• (d) inserting the exerciser's foot into said cavity;
• and
• (e) producing resistance by manipulating said buoyant body in said aquatic environment without said inserted terminal part having to exert a gripping force on said aquatic exercise equipment.

A method of producing resistance by an exerciser exercising in an aquatic environment using aquatic exercise equipment without exerting a gripping force on said aquatic exercise equipment, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing at least one pair of resistance producing aquatic exercise apparatus, each of said apparatus comprising:
• a geometrically shaped, buoyant body;
• and
• a port for receiving a terminal part said port being centrally positioned on said buoyant body, said port defining a cavity sized for receiving the terminal part and facilitating a non-gripping securement of said buoyant body by said exerciser to enable a grip-free, resisted manipulation of said buoyant body in a water exercising environment, said cavity being a rectangular shaped, tapered through-hole sized such that a height dimension associated with an entry side is larger than a height dimension associated with an exit side of said through-hole;
• (b) the exerciser selecting said provided pair of aquatic exercise apparatus and preparing to exercise in said aquatic environment;
• (c) the exerciser selecting an exerciser's hand for inserting into said port on each apparatus;
• (d) inserting the exerciser's hand into a respective one of said tapered through-holes associated with said provided pair of aquatic exercise apparatus;
• and
• (e) producing resistance by manipulating said buoyant body in said aquatic environment without each of the inserted terminal parts having to exert a gripping force on said aquatic exercise equipment.