Abdominal Exercising Machine

Abstract

According to this new method, working out occurs by resisting forced movement. The user can vary the amount of effort exerted in resisting the forced movement while having full control of the machine. Variance may be total submission to the forced movement, partial dependence on the machine to accomplish the cycle or complete resistance to the movement. This machine shall be programmed and controlled by the user through an interface operable with one hand. A user shall be able to program options like time of exercise, angle limits, force of movement, sectional articulation, and speed of movement. Other embodiments of this invention will become clear to those familiar with this form of art upon exposure to this new method.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An exercising method comprising;
 mechanically imposed cyclical motion of the user's pertinent body parts initiating in formal muscular stasis to the extreme position wherein the users germane body parts are pleasantly bent, imposed motion variably resisted by the user's muscular group, having adjustable parameters such as cycle time, number of cycles, motional range, and applied force.   
     
     
         2 . An exercising machine comprising:
 an external frame assembly having braces of sufficient strength to withstand applied bending and torsion forces, braces positioned adjacently parallel to germane body parts, operationally connected to articulate about an axis correctly coincident to a skeletal joint pivotal to the work of a specific muscle group, said braces having limited motional range initiating in formal muscular stasis to the extreme position wherein the users germane body parts are pleasantly bent,   sets of straps and strap attachments positioned to comfortably secure the user's said body parts to said frame having, sufficient strength to withstand applied tensile forces,   a mechanism integrally attached to said braces across the articulation joint upon activation forces the braces to pivot about said axis from the initial position to the extreme position then returning to the initial position constituting a cycle,   a user interface to control the parametric activation of said mechanism, whereby the user resists to their discretion, the imposed cyclical motion of said mechanism.   
     
     
         3 . An abdominal exercising machine comprising:
 a table hinged along the short axis near the center, with sufficient size and strength to support a user lying, on their back,   sets of straps and strap attachments positioned to comfortably secure the user to said table having sufficient strength to withstand applied tensile forces,   a mechanism integrally attached to said table across the articulation joint upon activation forces the table sections to pivot about said axis from the initial position of formal muscular stasis to the extreme position wherein the users body is pleasantly bent at the hips, then returning to the initial position constituting a cycle,   a user interface to control the parametric activation of said mechanism, whereby the user resists to their discretion, the imposed cyclical motion of said mechanism.