Exercise apparatus and system

Abstract

An exercise system enabling a user to safely, consistently, and restorably move from a first position to a second, desired position, and back to the first position. The exercise system may enable a user to engage their abdominal, latissimus, gluteal, biceps, triceps, spinal, pectoral, and other muscles. The exercise system may include arms arcuately extending from a central base, the arms including multiple restoration/tension bands coupled to the arms and central base at different locations to provide both resistance of arcuate movement away from the base (user moving from a first position) and arcuate restoration forces back towards the base during the completion of an exercise movement or set (user moving back to the first position after reaching a desired second position).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise system enabling a user to restorably and consistently move from a first position to a second position, and back to the first position, the system including:
 an elongated frame including a length extending between its distal end and proximal end and a right side and a left side along its length;   a first arm including a distal end and a proximal end along its length, the first arm proximal end rotatably coupled to the right side of the frame near its distal end;   a second arm including a distal end and a proximal end along its length, the second arm proximal end rotatably coupled to the right side of the frame near its distal end;   a body part pad coupled to proximal end of the elongated frame; and   a first restoration and resistance system, the system including a first elastic cable and a second elastic cable, the first elastic cable's first end pivotably coupled to the first arm about the midpoint of the first arm's axis and first elastic cable's second end coupled to the frame and the second elastic cable's first end pivotably coupled to the second arm about the midpoint of the second arm's axis and the second elastic cable's second end coupled to the frame; and   a second restoration and resistance system including an elastic cable, the elastic cable's first end pivotably coupled to the first arm near the first arm distal end and the elastic cables's second end pivotably coupled to the second arm near the second arm's distal end.   
     
     
         2 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 1 , wherein first arm is arcuately shaped along its length and the second arm is arcuately shaped along its length. 
     
     
         3 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 1 , wherein the elongated frame includes a wheel coupled to its distal end and is configured to rotate parallel to its length, the first arm includes a wheel coupled to its distal end and is configured to rotate traversely to an axis extending between the first arm's distal and proximal end, and the second arm includes a wheel coupled to its distal end and is configured to rotate traversely to an axis extending between the second arm's distal and proximal end. 
     
     
         4 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 3 , wherein the body part pad has a length extending traverse to the frame length, includes a first wheel coupled to a first end along its length and is configured to rotate parallel to frame's length, and includes a second wheel coupled to a second, opposite end along its length and is configured to rotate parallel to frame's length. 
     
     
         5 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 1 , wherein the second restoration and resistance system further includes a pulley coupled to the frame at a point below where the cable's ends are coupled to the arms and the elastic cable moves about the pulley. 
     
     
         6 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 5 , wherein the first restoration and resistance system further includes a first pulley coupled to the frame at a point below where the first elastic cable's first end is pivotably coupled to the first arm and the first elastic cable moves about the first pulley and includes a second pulley coupled to the frame at a point below where the second elastic cable's first end is pivotably coupled to the second arm and the second elastic cable moves about the second pulley. 
     
     
         7 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 1 , wherein the first arm includes a first engagement section between its distal end and the point where the first restoration and resistance system's first elastic cable's first end is pivotably coupled to the first arm and the second arm includes a first engagement section between its distal end and the point where the first restoration and resistance system's second elastic cable's first end is pivotably coupled to the second arm. 
     
     
         8 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 7 , wherein the first arm includes a second engagement section between the point where the second restoration and resistance system's elastic cable's first end is pivotably coupled to the first arm and the point where the first restoration and resistance system's first elastic cable's first end is pivotably coupled to the first arm and the second arm includes a second engagement section between the point where the second restoration and resistance system's elastic cable's second end is pivotably coupled to the second arm and the point where the first restoration and resistance system's second elastic cable's first end is pivotably coupled to the second arm. 
     
     
         9 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 1 , further including an activity monitor, the activity monitor including a first sensor for detecting when one of the first arm and second arm has extended a first predetermined distance from frame length towards the frame distal end. 
     
     
         10 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 9 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a second sensor for detecting when one of the first arm and second arm is a second predetermined distance from frame length. 
     
     
         11 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 9 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a user perceptible display and a processor that determines and displays the number of times the one of the first arm and the second arm has extended the first predetermined distance from frame length towards the frame distal end. 
     
     
         12 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 10 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a user perceptible display and a processor that determines and displays the number of times the one of the first arm and second arm returns to the second predetermined distance from frame length. 
     
     
         13 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 9 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a user perceptible display and a processor that determines and displays the number of times the one of the first arm and the second arm has extended the first predetermined distance from frame length towards the frame distal end and determines and displays the number of times the one of the first arm and second arm returns to the second predetermined distance from frame length. 
     
     
         14 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 13 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a communications interface that communicates via a wired or wireless communication protocol the number of times the one of the first arm and the second arm has extended the first predetermined distance from frame length towards the frame distal end and the number of times the one of the first arm and second arm returns to the second predetermined distance from frame length. 
     
     
         15 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 9 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a user perceptible display and a processor that determines and displays the number of times per a predetermined time interval the one of the first arm and the second arm has extended the first predetermined distance from frame length towards the frame distal end. 
     
     
         16 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 10 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a user perceptible display and a processor that determines and displays the number of times per a predetermined time interval the one of the first arm and second arm returns to the second predetermined distance from frame length. 
     
     
         17 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 9 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a user perceptible display and a processor that determines and displays the number of times per a predetermined time interval the one of the first arm and the second arm has extended the first predetermined distance from frame length towards the frame distal end and determines and displays the number of times per a predetermined time interval the one of the first arm and second arm returns to the second predetermined distance from frame length. 
     
     
         18 . The body extension exercise system of  claim 13 , wherein the activity monitor further includes a communications interface that communicates via a wired or wireless communication protocol the number of times per a predetermined time interval the one of the first arm and the second arm has extended the first predetermined distance from frame length towards the frame distal end and the number of times per a predetermined time interval the one of the first arm and second arm returns to the second predetermined distance from frame length.