Gym cage

Abstract

An exercise apparatus has at least one vertical wall structure, a floor and a ceiling forming a cage that can be square, rectangular, circular, oval or another suitable configuration. An arrangement of strategically placed attachment points on the wall structure, floor and ceiling enables easy attachment and detachment of a variety of resistance devices (e.g., a handheld and/or inline cable operated resistance creation device, or a stretch band resistance device) to any of the vertical and/or horizontal structures within the gym cage, thereby providing a nearly 360 degree dimensional point of resistance to perform a wide variety of exercises for different muscle groups and subgroups of the body. In one embodiment, the cage includes an arrangement of spaced apart vertical and horizontal frame members forming a rear wall and opposite side walls.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise apparatus comprising:
 at least one vertical wall structure and a floor;   at least one resistance creation device for performing a variety of exercise movements against a force of resistance with the at least one resistance creation device attached to a structure to thereby exercise different muscle groups of the human body; and   a plurality of attachment points on the at least one vertical wall structure and the floor for selective attachment and detachment of the at least one resistance creation device thereto for performing the variety of exercise movements.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 1  further comprising:
 a ceiling structure above the floor, and the at least one vertical wall structure extending vertically between the floor and the ceiling structure, and wherein the plurality of attachment points are on the ceiling structure, the at least one vertical wall structure and the floor. 
 
     
     
         3 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 1  wherein at least some of the plurality of attachment points are inset within the at least one wall structure. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 1  wherein at least some of the plurality of attachment points are exposed on a surface of the at least one wall structure. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 1  wherein at least some of the plurality of attachment points are adjustably positionable on the at least one wall structure. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 1  wherein at least some of the plurality of attachment points are inset within the floor. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 2  wherein at least some of the plurality of attachment points are inset within the ceiling structure. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 2  wherein at least some of the plurality of attachment points are exposed on a surface of the ceiling structure. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 2  wherein at least some of the plurality of attachment points are adjustably positionable on the ceiling structure. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 1  further comprising:
 a plurality of vertical wall structures; and 
 the plurality of attachment points on the plurality of vertical wall structures. 
 
     
     
         11 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 10  wherein the plurality of vertical wall structures are each defined by an arrangement of spaced apart vertically extending frame members. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 10  wherein the plurality of wall structures are solid walls. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise apparatus as recited in  claim 2  wherein the ceiling structure is adjustably movable between a range of adjusted height positions relative to the floor, and the ceiling structure being releasably locked at a plurality of selected adjusted height positions throughout the range of adjusted positions.