System and Apparatus for Strengthening and Conditioning Leg Muscles

Abstract

Exercise equipment, including a system for strengthening and conditioning the muscles of a human leg. In some examples, the system includes an anchoring means, a plurality of tubes with differing strengths. In some further examples, the device includes a plurality of belts.

1 . A device, comprising:
 an anchor having a top side with a loop and an underside with a weighted object to weight down the anchor to keep the anchor in substantially the same location during use by a user;
 a first belt comprising:
 a belt distal end comprising a first belt aperture and a second belt aperture; 
 a belt center; 
 a belt proximal end comprising a belt prong to connect to the first belt aperture or the second belt aperture to form a band with a defined circumference that is approximately a circumference of a leg of the user; and 
 a belt ring holder comprising:
 a body; 
 a first belt ring holder fastener to connect a first end of the body to a first portion of the belt center; and 
 a second belt ring holder fastener to connect a second end of the body to a second portion of the belt center, wherein the belt center, the belt ring holder, the first belt ring holder fastener, and the second belt ring holder fastener form an opening; and 
 
 a ring that is connected to the first belt through the opening 
 
 a first resistance band comprising:
 an elongated elastic member: 
 a first fastener at a proximal end, the first fastener configured to attach to the loop of the anchor; and 
 a second fastener at a distal end, the second fastener configured to attach to the ring of the first belt. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the anchor is removably coupled to the first resistance band via the loop. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first belt is removably coupled to the first resistance band via the ring. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the top side of the anchor is substantially dome shaped. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the underside of the anchor is configured to be removably placed on a horizontal substrate. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the proximal end of the first resistance band is configured to removably couple to the anchor;   the distal end of the first resistance band is configured to removably couple to the ring; and   the first belt is removably attached to the leg of the user.   
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the distal end of the first resistance band is configured to removably couple to a distal end of a second resistance band. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising a second resistance band and a second belt, wherein:
 a proximal end of the second resistance band is configured to removably couple to the loop of the anchor; 
 a distal end of second resistance band is configured to removably couple to a ring of the second belt; and 
 the second belt is removably attached to the leg of the user. 
 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first resistance band further comprising:
 a first resistance band section comprising:
 the first fastener on the proximal end of the first resistance band section; and 
 a first distal ring on the distal end of the first resistance band section; and 
   a second resistance band section comprising:
 a second proximal hook affixed to a proximal end of the second resistance band section; and 
 the second fastener affixed to a distal end of the second resistance band section. 
   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the first distal ring is removably coupled to the second proximal hook; and   the second fastener is removably coupled to the ring.   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , the first resistance band comprises elongated elastic members having differing lengths. 
     
     
         12 . A device, comprising:
 an anchoring means having an anchoring means top side and an anchoring means underside, wherein the anchoring means top side further comprises a loop and wherein the anchoring means underside is substantially disc shaped;   a first resistance means comprising a first elongated elastic member having a first proximal hook and a first distal ring;   a second resistance means comprising a second elongated elastic member having a second proximal hook and a second distal hook;   a first belt comprising a first belt ring; and   the first proximal hook is removably coupled to the anchoring means;   the second proximal hook is removably coupled to the first distal ring; and   the second distal hook is removably coupled to the first belt ring.   
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein the anchoring means top side is substantially dome shaped. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 12  wherein the anchoring means underside is weighted and is configured to be removably placed on a horizontal substrate. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 12  wherein the first resistance means and the second resistance means comprise different lengths. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 12  further comprising:
 a second belt having a second belt ring; and 
 a third resistance means, wherein:
 the first resistance means and the third resistance means are removably coupled to the anchoring means, 
 the first resistance means is removably coupled to the first belt ring; and 
 the third resistance means is removably coupled to the first second belt ring. 
 
 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 16  wherein:
 the first belt is configured to be removably tightened around a first leg of a human; and 
 the second belt is tightened around a second leg of the human. 
 
     
     
         19 . A method, comprising:
 attaching a first proximal hook of a first cord to a weighted anchor;   attaching a second proximal hook of a second cord to a first distal ring of the first cord; and   attaching a second distal hook of the second cord to a belt, wherein the belt is attached to a first leg of a user.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 attaching a first end of a third cord to the weighted anchor;   attaching a second end of the third cord to a second belt; and   attaching the second belt to a second leg of the user.