Exercise equipment adapted for use with a chair

Abstract

An exercise device includes a support member, including an interior surface for receiving and providing a tension fit with a pole received within an interior of the support member. A first arm is slidably mounted on the support member A second arm is slidably mounted on the support member. The first arm and the second arm are each slidable along the support member between at least a first position and a second position; the first arm and second arm are coaxial in the first position and the first arm and second arm are parallel in the second position. A first adjustment ring and a second adjustment ring are each slidably mounted along a respective one of the first arm member and second arm member A first elastic and a second elastic member are each affixed to a respective first adjustment ring and second adjustment ring. The position of a respective adjustment ring along a respective support arm controls the amount of force needed to perform an exercise by user.

1 . An exercise device comprising a support member, the support member including an interior surface for receiving and providing a tension fit with a pole received within an interior of the support member,
 a first arm slidably mounted on said support member;   a second arm slidably mounted on said support member, said first arm and said second arm each being slidable along said support member between at least a first position and a second position, the first arm and second arm being substantially coaxial in the first position and the first arm and second arm being substantially parallel in the second position;   a first elastic member and a second elastic member each being selectively affixed to at least one of two positions along a respective arm, the position along the arm at which the elastic member is affixed controlling the amount of force needed to perform an exercise with said first and second elastic members.   
   
   
       2 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , further comprising a first adjustment ring and a second adjustment ring, each being slidably mounted along a respective one of the first arm and second arm. 
   
   
       3 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , further comprising a first handle and a second handle, a respective first handle and second handle being affixed at an end of a respective first elastic member and second elastic member. 
   
   
       4 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein said first elastic member and second elastic members are each disposed within a respective first arm and second arm; and at least a first end of ach of first and second members extending from the respective first arm and second arm. 
   
   
       5 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein each of first arm and second arm has an exit, the respective elastic member extending through said exit, a rounded member being disposed at each respective exit the first elastic member and second elastic member contacting a respective first rounded member and second rounded member as it extends from a respective arm. 
   
   
       6 . The exercise device of  claim 2 , further comprising a first hook and a second hook extending from a respective adjustment ring, the first elastic member and the second elastic member being affixed to said respective first and second hook, a respective adjustment ring moving a respective hook between said at least one position to at least a second position. 
   
   
       7 . The exercise device of  claim 6 , further comprising a slot formed in each one of the first and second arms, a plurality of notches formed along each slot, each hook extending through a respective slot, the adjustment ring being movable along the slot, each hook selectively engaging any one of the notches along the slot for adjusting the tension experienced during an exercise. 
   
   
       8 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , wherein the pole is a support pole for a chair. 
   
   
       9 . The exercise device of  claim 1 , further comprising anchors extending from the support member to prevent movement of the support member along the pole.