Exercise Apparatus

Abstract

An exercise apparatus is for use with a chair, the chair having a base, a pedestal, and a seat, with the exercise apparatus including a support structure that is adapted to removably attach to the chair pedestal, the support structure is also substantially adjustably interposed between the chair base and the chair seat. Also included in the exercise apparatus is a resilient rod having a first end portion and a second end portion, the rod first end portion is adjacent to the support structure in a cantilevered configuration with the rod second end portion free. Further included in the exercise apparatus is an attachment element adjacent to the rod second end, wherein the attachment element is adapted to removably engage to a portion of human anatomy for the purpose of exercise by omni directional flexing of the rod along its length causing a resistive force at the attachment element.

1 . An exercise apparatus for use with a chair, having a base, a pedestal and a seal, said exercise apparatus comprising:
 (a) a support structure adapted to removably attach to the chair pedestal, said support structure also to be substantially adjustably interposed between the chair base and the chair seat;   (b) a resilient rod having a first end portion and a second end portion, said rod first end portion is adjacent to said support structure in a cantilevered configuration with said rod second end portion free; and   (c) an attachment element adjacent to said rod second end, wherein said attachment element is adapted to removably engage to a portion of human anatomy for the purpose of exercise by omni directional flexing of said rod along its length causing a resistive force at said attachment element.   
   
   
       2 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein said support structure includes a selectively rotatably lockable socket that is sized and configured to receive said rod first end portion. 
   
   
       3 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 2  wherein said rod has a non symmetric cross-section, wherein said rod is rotatable about its lengthwise axis through said socket being operational to allow for selected different resistive forces at said attachment element by varying a rod effective area bending moment of inertia in relation to the rod flexing along its length. 
   
   
       4 . An exercise apparatus ac cording to  claim 3  wherein said attachment element includes a hand grip and a selectively lengthwise adjustable extension between said hand grip and said rod second end portion. 
   
   
       5 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 4  wherein said hand grip selectively adjustable extension is selectively removably engagable from itself. 
   
   
       6 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said attachment element includes a foot harness and a selectively adjustable extension between said foot harness and said rod second end portion. 
   
   
       7 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 6  wherein said foot harness selectively adjustable extension is removably engagable from itself. 
   
   
       8 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said rod non symmetric cross-section is substantially in the form of a rectangle with a major to minor axis relationship of about two (2). 
   
   
       9 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein said rod is constructed of materials selected from the group consisting essentially of nylon, fiberglass, composites, and plastics. 
   
   
       10 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein said rod is constructed of materials selected from the group consisting essentially of spring steels. 
   
   
       11 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 4  wherein said selectively lengthwise adjustable extension includes a strap and a selectable lengthwise locking element that is selected from the group consisting essentially of double D rings, a compression clamp, a belt buckle, a hook and loop fastener, and a fold over strap clamp. 
   
   
       12 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said selectively rotatably lockable socket includes a disk affixed to said support structure that has a plurality of apertures and an extension affixed to said selectively rotatable lockable socket, wherein said extension removably engages said apertures being operational to selectively secure said selectively rotatable lockable socket at a particular rotational position. 
   
   
       13 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein said support structure removable attachment is in the form of a split clamshell having a split line including a plurality of quick release fasteners that are adjacent to said split line, said clamshell also including a split resilient liner being operational to substantially accommodate differing pedestal sizes. 
   
   
       14 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 13  wherein said support structure adjustable interposing is in the form of an externally engaging substantially hollow lengthwise split shaped cylinder that is removably engaged to an inner surface of said clamshell being operational to selectively adjust said support structure telescopically lengthwise to substantially match the variable distance between the chair base and the chair seat. 
   
   
       15 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 3  further comprising a plurality of selectively rotatable lockable sockets and rods that are operational to further increase the number of exercises accommodated. 
   
   
       16 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 3  wherein said attachment element that is adjacent to said rod second end portion includes structure to rotatably and pivotally engage said rod second end. 
   
   
       17 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 1  further comprising a flexible sleeve that slidably engages said rod being operational to decrease said flexing thereby increasing said resistive force. 
   
   
       18 . An exercise apparatus for use with a chair, having a base, a pedestal, and a seat, said exercise apparatus comprising:
 (a) a support structure in the form of a shell that includes a pair of outer removably attachable semicircular lengthwise split clam shell halves that are adjacent at a split line, that include a selectively rotatable lockable socket disposed on an exterior of said shell, said socket having a rotation axis, said shell halves substantially encase the pedestal, said support structure also includes a telescopically connected inner pair of semicircular shell halves that selectively removably engage lengthwise said outer shell halves being operational to be substantially adjustable to be interposed between the chair base and the chair seat;   (b) a resilient rod having a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein said first end portion is selectively rotationally received into said socket in a cantilevered configuration with said rod second end portion free, with said socket rotation axis substantially about a rod lengthwise axis, said rod also including a non symmetric cross-section; and   (c) an attachment element adjacent to said rod second end, wherein said attachment element is adapted to removably engage to a portion of human anatomy for the purpose of exercise by omni directional flexing said rod along its length resulting in a variable resistive force at said attachment element from selectively rotating said rod about its lengthwise axis.   
   
   
       19 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 18  wherein said rod non symmetric cross-section is substantially in the form of a rectangle with a major to minor axis relationship of about two (2). 
   
   
       20 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 18  wherein said rod is constructed of materials selected from the group consisting essentially of nylon, fiberglass, composites, and plastics. 
   
   
       21 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 18  wherein said rod is constructed of materials selected from the group consisting essentially of spring steels. 
   
   
       22 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 18  wherein said support structure removable attachment includes a plurality of quick release fasteners are adjacent to said split. 
   
   
       23 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 18  wherein said attachment element that is adjacent to said rod second end includes structure to rotatably and pivotally engage said rod second end. 
   
   
       24 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 18  wherein said shell also includes a split resilient liner being operational to substantially accommodate differing pedestal sizes. 
   
   
       25 . An exercise apparatus according to  claim 18  further comprising a flexible sleeve that slidably engages said rod being operational to decrease said flexing thereby increasing said resistive force.