Exercise furniture

An exercise apparatus comprising:

• a seating assembly having a pair of side structures and a seating area between said side structures, said side structures comprising a pair of arms each having an inside and an outside;
• a case mounted alongside one of said side structures of said seating assembly, said case comprising means for storing exercise accessories;
• a cable routed through said seat assembly to said case, said cable having a pair of ends routed to emerge through said seat assembly for pulling, said pair of ends routed to emerge separately from the inside of respective ones of said arms above the seating area, the ends of said cable each terminating in a loop;
• a pair of handles separately and detachably connected to the pair of ends of said cable, said handles each having a clasp for releasably engaging the loops at the ends of the cable;
• an adjustable weight mounted in said case and coupled to said cable to be lifted in response to pulling of said cable, said cable being routed to loop through said case and form a bight for supporting and lifting said weight;
• a pair of upper pulleys mounted in said case, said cable extending upwardly from said bight to loop over said upper pulleys
• a lower pair of transition pulleys mounted in said case, said cable extending downwardly from said upper pulleys, and around said transition pulleys, for one of said transition pulleys said cable extending under the seating area to one of said side structures.

An exercise apparatus comprising:

• a seating assembly having a pair of side structures and a seating area between said side structures;
• a case mounted alongside one of said side structures of said seating assembly;
• a cable routed through said seat assembly to said case, said cable having one end routed to emerge through said seat assembly for pulling;
• an adjustable weight mounted in said case and coupled to said cable to be lifted in response to pulling of said cable;
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• a line connected to said cable and routed under the seating area to emerge outside that one of the side structures opposite said case at an elevation suitable for leg exercises.

An exercise apparatus comprising:

• a couch having a rear face, a pair of arms and a seating area between said arms sized to seat at least two people, said arms each have an inside and an outside;
• a cable being routed through said couch to emerge from said couch near said arms for pulling, said cable having a pair of ends routed to emerge separately from the inside of respective ones of said arms above the seating area;
• an adjustable weight coupled to said cable to be lifted in response to pulling of said cable, said adjustable weight being accessible in a region that is spaced from the rear face of the couch to avoid any need for clearance behind said couch in order to gain access to said adjustable weight, said cable being routed to form a bight for supporting and lifting said weight;
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• a pair of upper pulleys for guiding said cable, said cable extending upwardly from said bight to loop over said upper pulleys.

An exercise apparatus comprising:

• a couch having a seating area sized to seat more than one person, said couch comprising a pair of arms each having an inside and an outside;
• an engagement means mounted at least partially inside said couch and having a distal end adapted for reciprocation, said engagement means comprising a cable having a pair of ends routed to emerge separately from the inside of respective ones of said arms above the seating area;
• an exercise means coupled to said engagement means for applying a force to said distal end in order to exercise one who reciprocates said distal end, said exercise means including an adjustable weight coupled to said cable to be lifted in response to pulling of said cable, said cable being routed to form a bight for supporting and lifting said weight;
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• a pair of upper pulleys for guiding said cable, said cable extending upwardly from said bight to loop over said upper pulleys.