Stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly

Abstract

A stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly having a paddle member with a proximal end and a distal end and a support assembly with an upper support surface with a left edge and a right edge, a frame separating the upper support surface from a ground surface, a following arm having a proximal end coupled to the support assembly, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and operable to rotate from a first position where the distal end is closer to the left edge of the upper support surface to a second position where the distal end is closer to the right edge of the upper support surface, the support assembly also having a resistance-producing assembly physically coupled, through a cable, to the distal end of the paddle member, the cable being slidably coupled to the following arm.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly comprising:
 a paddle member with a proximal end and a distal end; and   a support assembly having:
 an upper support surface with a left edge and a right edge; 
 a frame separating the upper support surface from a ground surface; 
 a following arm having a proximal end coupled to the support assembly, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and operable to rotate from a first position where the distal end is closer to the left edge of the upper support surface to a second position where the distal end is closer to the right edge of the upper support surface; and 
 a resistance-producing assembly physically coupled, through a cable, to the distal end of the paddle member, the cable being slidably coupled to the following arm. 
   
     
     
         2 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the first and second positions place the distal end of the following arm beyond at least one of the left and right edges of the substantially planar upper support surface.   
     
     
         3 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the first and second positions place the following arm substantially co-planar with the upper support surface.   
     
     
         4 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the following arm further comprises:
 an arm rotation path spanning approximately 90 degrees from each side of an outwardly extending plane defined by the upper support surface.   
     
     
         5 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the following arm rotationally pivots with respect to a point substantially collinear with a longitudinal central axis of the upper support surface.   
     
     
         6 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the upper support surface is operable to oscillate with respect to the ground surface.   
     
     
         7 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the support assembly further comprises:
 spring elements coupling the upper support surface to the frame.   
     
     
         8 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the resistance-producing assembly is operable to selectively produce a resistive force on the paddle member when the distal end of the paddle member is moved in a direction away from the resistance-producing assembly.   
     
     
         9 . A stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly comprising:
 a paddle member with a proximal end and a distal end; and   a support assembly having:
 a board-like member coupled to a frame separating the board-like member from a ground surface, the board-like member:
 operable to have a stable static state and an unstable dynamic state; and 
 having a left side and a right side, 
 
 a resistance-producing assembly physically coupled, through a cable, to the distal end of the paddle member; and 
 a following arm coupled to support assembly, the following arm at least partially guiding the cable from a first position closer to the left side than the right side of the board-like member to a second position that is closer to the right side than the left side of the board-like member. 
   
     
     
         10 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the board-like member oscillates with respect to the ground surface.   
     
     
         11 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 the following arm places the cable at an angle of incidence to an upper support surface of the board-like member from approximately zero to twenty-five degrees.   
     
     
         12 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the following arm further comprises:
 a proximal end coupled to the support assembly, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and operable to rotate from a first position where the distal end is closer to the left edge of the upper support surface to a second position where the distal end is closer to the right edge of the upper support surface.   
     
     
         13 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 12 , wherein:
 the first and second positions place the distal end of the following arm beyond at least one of the left and right edges of the substantially planar upper support surface.   
     
     
         14 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 13 , wherein:
 the first and second positions place the following arm substantially co-planar with the board-like member.   
     
     
         15 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the following arm further comprises:
 an arm rotation path spanning 90 degrees from each side of an upwardly extending plane defined by a longitudinal axis of an upper support surface of the board-like member.   
     
     
         16 . The stand-up paddleboard exercise assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein the board-like member further comprises:
 a substantially planar upper support surface and spring elements coupling the substantially planar upper support surface to the frame.   
     
     
         17 . A method simulating stand-up paddle boarding in open water, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing a stand-up paddle board exercise assembly having:
 a paddle member with a proximal end and a distal end; and 
 a support assembly having:
 an upper support surface and a frame separating the substantially planar upper support surface from a ground surface, the upper support surface with a left side and a right side; 
 a resistance-producing assembly physically coupled, through a cable, to the distal end of the paddle member; and 
 a following arm with a proximal end coupled to the support assembly and a distal end opposite to the proximal end, the following arm being operable to rotate from a first position where the distal end is closer to the left edge of the upper support surface to a second position where the distal end is closer to the right edge of the upper support surface; 
 
   selectively operating the paddle member in a paddling motion substantially adjacent to the left side of the upper support surface;   selectively maneuvering the paddle member from the left side of the upper support surface toward the right side of the upper support surface in an uninterrupted motion; and   selectively operating the paddle member in a paddling motion substantially adjacent to the right side of the upper support surface.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , wherein:
 the first and second positions of the following arm place the distal end of the following arm beyond at least one of the left and right sides of the upper support surface.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , wherein:
 the first and second positions place the following arm substantially co-planar with the upper support surface.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 17 , wherein the following arm further comprises:
 an arm rotation path spanning 90 degrees from each side of an upwardly extending plane defined by a longitudinal axis of the upper support surface.