Exercise Band

Abstract

This invention is directed toward an exercise band that is circular in shape, defining a central cavity with a diameter sufficient to allow average people to insert their legs into the cavity, and push in an outward direction to exercise the gluteus muscle groups. The exercise band has an inner core of a resiliently stretchable material, and an outer cover made from a material that is easily washed, to remove the sweat of the user. The connection of the two ends of the invention is accomplished through a three-fold sew-based connection. The band provides a simple, small, easily transported and stored exercise device for standing, sitting, squatting and prone exercises. Several of these bands, each with a different degree of resistance, can be combined in a set, allowing people to “work up” to ever-increasingly more resistant bands without having to adapt to a new shape of band.

That which is claimed: 
     
         1 . A set of bands for exercising, consisting of three bands, a first band, a second band, and a third band, with each band comprising: a core, a cover, where the core is inserted into the cover, and where the cover and core comprise a band, where the band has two ends, where a first end is inserted into the second band, and the first end and the second end are attached by a means of attachment. 
     
     
         2 . The set of bands of  claim 1 , where the means of attachment for each of the three bands is one or more folds, where the one or more folds result in at least three sections of the band being folded back such that there are three overlapping sections, additionally comprising one or more elements to stitching, where there one or more elements of stitching extend through all three folds, where each band has a band height, and the band height is 4″. 
     
     
         3 . The set of bands of  claim 2 , were for each of the three bands, the core comprises a rectangular piece of material, where the rectangular piece of material is folded over the core, where the rectangular piece of material additionally comprises a length and one or more elements of stitching, where the one or more elements of stitching extend along the entire length of the rectangular piece of material, and where the cover is folded inside out before the core is inserted. 
     
     
         4 . The set of bands of  claim 3 , where each of the three bands additionally comprises a pull tab where the pull tab is attached to the fold, where the pull tab comprises a strip of material, where the strip of material has two ends, where each of the two ends is attached to the fold, where each of the two ends is attached to the fold by the means of stitching, where the pull tab defines a pull tab cavity, where the pull tab cavity is approximately 2 inches in length. 
     
     
         5 . The set of bands of  claim 4 , where the core of the first band is comprised of 66% knitted polyester and 34% latex, with an elongation of 120%+/−10%, where the core of the second band is comprised of 61% knitted polyester & 39% latex, with an elongation 120%+/−10%, and where the core of the third band is comprised of 70% woven polyester & 30% latex. 
     
     
         6 . The set of bands from  claim 5 , where the cover of the three bands is comprised of 82% nylon and 18% Spandex. 
     
     
         7 . A set of bands for exercising, comprising at least two bands, with each band comprising: a core, a cover, where the core is inserted into the cover, and where the cover and core comprise a band, where the band has two ends, where a first end is inserted into the second band, and the first end and the second end are attached by a means of attachment. 
     
     
         8 . The set of bands of  claim 7 , where the means of attachment for each of the at least two bands is one or more folds, where the one or more folds result in at least three sections of the band being folded back such that there are three overlapping sections, additionally comprising one or more elements to stitching, where there one or more elements of stitching extend through all three folds. 
     
     
         9 . The set of bands of  claim 8 , were for each of the at least two bands, the core comprises a rectangular piece of material, where the rectangular piece of material is folded over the core, where the rectangular piece of material additionally comprises a length and one or more elements of stitching, where the one or more elements of stitching extend along the entire length of the rectangular piece of material, and where the cover is folded inside out before the core is inserted. 
     
     
         10 . The set of bands of  claim 9 , where each of the at least two bands additionally comprises a pull tab where the pull tab is attached to the fold, where the pull tab comprises a strip of material, where the strip of material has two ends, where each of the two ends is attached to the fold, where each of the two ends is attached to the fold by the means of stitching, where the pull tab defines a pull tab cavity, where the pull tab cavity is approximately 2 inches in length. 
     
     
         11 . The set of bands of  claim 10 , where there are three bands, where the core of a first band is comprised of 66% knitted polyester and 34% latex, and where the core of a second band is comprised of 61% knitted polyester & 39% latex, and where the cover of each of the three bands is comprised of 82% nylon and 18% Spandex. 
     
     
         12 . The set of bands of  claim 11 , where the cover of each of the three bands is comprised of 82% nylon and 18% Spandex. 
     
     
         13 . The set of bands of  claim 12 , where the core of the third band is comprised of 70% woven polyester & 30% latex, and where each band has a band height, and the band height is 4″. 
     
     
         14 . The set of bands of  claim 7 , where the number of bands is three, comprising a first band, a second band, and a third band, where the core of the first band is comprised of 66% knitted polyester and 34% latex, and where the core of the second band is comprised of 61% knitted polyester & 39% latex, and where the core of the third band is comprised of 70% woven polyester & 30% latex. 
     
     
         15 . The set of bands of  claim 14 , where the cover of each of the bands is comprised of 82% nylon and 18% Spandex. 
     
     
         16 . A band for exercising, comprising: a core, a cover, where the core is inserted into the cover, and where the cover and core comprise a band, where the band has two ends, where a first end is inserted into the second band, and the first end and the second end are attached by a means of attachment, where the means of attachment is one or more folds, where the one or more folds result in at least three sections of the band being folded back such that there are three overlapping sections, additionally comprising one or more elements to stitching, where there one or more elements of stitching extend through all three folds, where the band additionally comprises a band top and a band bottom, additionally comprising a band height, where the band height is the distance between the band top and the band bottom, where the band height is less than four inches, where the core comprises a rectangular piece of material, where the rectangular piece of material that is folded over the core, where the rectangular piece of material additionally comprises a length and one or more elements of stitching, where the one or more elements of stitching extend along the entire length of the rectangular piece of material, where the cover is folded inside out before the core is inserted, where each of the two ends is attached to the fold, where each of the two ends is attached to the fold by the means of stitching. 
     
     
         17 . The band of  claim 16 , where the cover is comprised of 82% nylon and 18% Spandex, and where the band has a band height, and the band height is 4″. 
     
     
         18 . The band of  claim 16 , where the core of the band is comprised of 66% knitted polyester and 34% latex, with an elongation of 120%+/−10%. 
     
     
         19 . The band of  claim 16 , where the core of the band is comprised of 61% knitted polyester & 39% latex, with an elongation 120%+/−10%. 
     
     
         20 . The band of  claim 16 , The set of bands from  claim 5 , where the core of the band is comprised of 70% woven polyester & 30% latex.