Exercise apparatus and method of use

Abstract

An exercise device is disclosed wherein the exercise device is composed of a flexible, sealed tube, two handles disposed at the distal ends of the tube, and an aperture whereby material may be introduced into the interior of the flexible tube. The exercise device may alternately be composed of an interior tube within an exterior tube, both the interior and the exterior tubes having apertures through which material may be introduced. The material which may be introduced into the flexible tube by means of the aperture may optionally be solid, semi-solid, liquid or gas. The material introduced through the aperture serves as a weight in the use of the exercise device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise apparatus comprising:
 a tubular body having an access port;   a weighted bolus (“bolus”), the bolus adapted for insertion into and removal from the tubular body through the access port; and   a pair of handles, each handle coupled to the tubular body at opposing ends of the tubular body.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a lubricant, the lubricant disposed on an outer surface of the bolus. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bolus comprises an outer bag and an inner material, wherein the inner material is substantively encapsulated by the outer bag. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a lubricant, the lubricant disposed on an outer surface of the outer bag. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bolus is substantively spherical. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bolus is liquid. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the bolus further comprises an outer bag encapsulating the liquid. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising an adjustable fastener, the adjustable fastener coupled with the access port and adapted to alternately allow opening and closing of the access port. 
     
     
         9 . An exercise apparatus comprising:
 an outer tubular body;   an inner tubular body positioned substantively within the outer tubular body;   a first volume of material (“first volume”), the first volume positioned within the inner tubular body; and   a pair of handles, each handle coupled to the outer tubular body at opposing ends of the outer tubular body.   
     
     
         10 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprising a second volume of material (“second volume”), the second volume positioned within the outer tubular body. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the first volume is a liquid. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the first volume comprises a liquid. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the first volume comprises a liquid solution. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the first volume comprises a solid material. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a lubricant disposed between the first volume and the inner tubular body. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the second volume is a liquid. 
     
     
         17 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the second volume comprises a liquid. 
     
     
         18 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the second volume comprises a liquid solution. 
     
     
         19 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the outer tubular body comprises an access port, and the second volume is adapted for insertion into and removal from the outer tubular body through the access port. 
     
     
         20 . The exercise apparatus of  claim 19 , further comprising an adjustable fastener, the adjustable fastener coupled with the access port and adapted to alternately allow for insertion into of the second volume and removal of the second volume from the outer tubular body through the access port.