Circular fitness apparatus and method

Abstract

A circular fitness apparatus and method. The circular fitness apparatus includes plural flexible exercise attachments attached to a vertical pole in a hollow circular base that can be selected and used for simultaneous group or individual fitness exercises by plural exercise participants. The circular fitness apparatus is useable for group and individual exercise activities comprising health based, skill based and functional based fitness activities.

1 . A circular fitness method, comprising: 
 selecting a first resilient exercise attachment of a circular fitness apparatus;    selecting a second resilient exercise attachment of a circular fitness apparatus;    selecting a direction of movement for the first resilient exercise attachment and a direction of movement for the second resilient exercise attachment; and    simultaneously moving the first and the second resilient exercise attachments in the selected directions of movement, thereby providing group exercise via the circular fitness apparatus    
   
   
       2 . The circular fitness method of  claim 1 , wherein the directions of movement are the same for the first and second resilient exercise attachments.  
   
   
       3 . The circular fitness method of  claim 1 , wherein the directions of movement are different for the first and second resilient exercise attachments.  
   
   
       4 . The circular fitness method of  claim 2 , wherein the directions of movement are radially outward from a central location.  
   
   
       5 . The circular fitness method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of simultaneously moving the first and the second resilient exercise attachments includes elastically stretching the first and second resilient exercise attachments.  
   
   
       6 . The circular fitness method of  claim 3 , wherein the direction of movement for the first resilient exercise attachment is radially inward toward a central location and the direction of movement for the second resilient exercise attachment is radially outward away from the central location.  
   
   
       7 . The circular fitness method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of angularly moving the first and second resilient exercise attachments around a central location.  
   
   
       8 . The circular fitness method of  claim 1 , wherein the first resilient exercise attachment provides a different resilient resistance than the second resilient exercise attachment.  
   
   
       9 . A method of coordinated circular group fitness by a plurality of exercisers, comprising: 
 selecting, by the exercisers, a plurality of resilient exercise attachments of a circular fitness apparatus, wherein each exerciser selects at least one of the plurality of resilient exercise attachments and the at least one resilient exercise attachment selected by an individual exerciser is different than the at least one resilient exercise attachment selected by the other exercisers;    selecting a path of movement for each of the plurality of resilient exercise attachments; and    simultaneously moving the plurality of resilient exercise attachments along the selected paths of movement, thereby providing group exercise via the circular fitness apparatus.    
   
   
       10 . The circular fitness method of  claim 9 , wherein the paths of movement are substantially similar for each of the plurality of resilient exercise attachments.  
   
   
       11 . The circular fitness method of  claim 9 , wherein the paths of movement for at least two of the plurality of resilient exercise attachments are different.  
   
   
       12 . The circular fitness method of  claim 10 , wherein the paths of movement include reciprocally moving the resilient exercise attachments radially inward and outward relative to a central location.  
   
   
       13 . The circular fitness method of  claim 12 , wherein each resilient exercise attachment is moved radially inward simultaneously and each resilient exercise attachment is moved radially outward simultaneously.  
   
   
       14 . The circular fitness method of  claim 12 , wherein while the resilient exercise attachments are moved reciprocally radially inward and outward, adjacent ones of the plurality of resilient exercise attachments are moved in opposite radial directions.  
   
   
       15 . The circular fitness method of  claim 12 , wherein the paths of movement further include moving vertically upward and vertically downward.  
   
   
       16 . The circular fitness method of  claim 9 , further comprising moving the plurality of resilient exercise attachments angularly around a central location.  
   
   
       17 . The circular fitness method of  claim 9 , wherein moving the plurality of resilient exercise attachments includes resiliently stretching the plurality of resilient exercise attachments.  
   
   
       18 . The circular fitness method of  claim 9 , wherein at least one exerciser selects at least two adjacent resilient exercise attachments.  
   
   
       19 . The circular fitness method of  claim 9 , wherein resiliently stretching at least one resilient exercise attachment overcomes a different resistance than resiliently stretching another one of the resilient exercise attachments.  
   
   
       20 . A method of coordinated circular group fitness by a plurality of exercisers, comprising: 
 selecting, by the exercisers, a plurality of resilient exercise attachments of a circular fitness apparatus, wherein each exerciser selects at least one of the plurality of resilient exercise attachments and the at least one resilient exercise attachment selected by an individual exerciser is different than the at least one resilient exercise attachment selected by the other exercisers;    selecting an exercise for each of the plurality of exercisers to perform by resiliently manipulating the exerciser's selected at least one resilient exercise attachment; and    simultaneously performing the selected exercise for each of the exercisers.