Handheld weighted exercising apparatus

Abstract

An exercise apparatus comprising a housing for substantially enclosing a hand of a user, an opening within the housing for receiving a hand of the user, a handle within the housing, a plurality of vents in the housing, which is weighted and balanced whereby in use the user grips the handle to perform resistance and aerobic exercises using the exercise apparatus.

1 . An exercise apparatus comprising:
 a housing for substantially enclosing a hand of a user wherein the housing incorporates a plurality of vents, which vents are located on the uppermost surface of the housing and the lowermost surface of the housing;   an opening within the housing for receiving the hand of the user;   a handle inside the housing; and   at least one weight provided by, configured within or disposed in relation to the housing,   whereby in use, the user grips the handle with their hand inside the housing, to lift the at least one weight to perform exercises with the exercise apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the weight is provided by the material of the housing itself and/or the handle itself. 
     
     
         3 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the weight is balanced about the location of the handle. 
     
     
         4 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein vents are provided in the upper and lower surfaces of the housing. 
     
     
         5 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein at least 30% of the area of the upper and lower surfaces of the housing are vents. 
     
     
         6 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein from 40 to 55% of the surface area of the housing is vents. 
     
     
         7 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein there are at least 3 vents in each of the upper and lower surfaces of the housing. 
     
     
         8 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is disposed within the housing closer to an end opposing the opening than to the opening. 
     
     
         9 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the handle is disposed in the handle at an angle offset from perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing.