Wearable and detachable exercise accessory

Abstract

A highly portable exercise device utilizing resistance bands is provided. The exercise device includes two ends, each end with a gripping component and latching mechanism. The latching mechanism comprising two magnets, wherein each magnet is secured to opposing ends of the device. A user can thereby hold one end of the exercise device in one hand and secure the other end of the device in either the other hand or against a surface. The user can move his or her body to create tension in the exercise device allowing the user to perform a plurality of different exercises by applying a force to intended muscles.

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         21 . A hand-held exercise device comprising:
 an elongate body comprising at least one strand comprising one or more elastic materials;   a first end comprising:
 a first grip comprising the same one or more elastic materials as the elongate body; 
 a first free end on the first end comprising the same materials as the elongate body; 
 a first latching mechanism comprising a first magnet, wherein
 the first magnet is secured to the first free end on the first end of the elongated body the first magnet comprising a smaller physical volume than the first grip; and 
 
 a second latching mechanism comprising a second magnet, wherein
 the second magnet is secured to a second free end on a second end of the elongated body, and 
 the second magnet is configured to be detachably connected to the first magnet and the first magnet is configured to be detachably connected to the second magnet. 
 
   
     
     
         22 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 21 , further comprising a second end comprising:
 a second grip comprising the same one or more elastic materials as the elongate body; and   the second free end on the second end of the elongated body comprising the same materials as the elongate body, wherein:
 the second magnet comprising a smaller physical volume than the second grip. 
   
     
     
         23 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 21 , wherein the elongate body comprises at least two strands of one or more elastic materials. 
     
     
         24 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 23 , wherein the at least two strands of one or more elastic materials are braided together. 
     
     
         25 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 23 , wherein each of the least two strands of the one or more elastic materials comprise the same length, diameter, and thickness. 
     
     
         26 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 22 , wherein the first grip and the second grip comprise the same physical volume. 
     
     
         27 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 21 , wherein the first magnet and second magnet comprise the same shape and weight. 
     
     
         28 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 22 , wherein a length between a centroid of the first grip to a centroid of the second grip as measured along a longitudinal axis of the elongate body without any measurable elongation of the hand-held exercise device is one of five inches to ten inches or eleven inches to twenty-one inches. 
     
     
         29 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 22 , wherein a length between the first magnet and the second magnet, as measured along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body without any measurable elongation of the hand-held exercise device, is one of six inches to eleven inches or twelve inches to twenty-two inches. 
     
     
         30 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 21 , wherein the one or more elastic materials has a spring constant in Hooke' s Law of between 5 N/m to 15 N/m. 
     
     
         31 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 21 , wherein the hand-held exercise device has a Young's modulus of between 3.5×10 4  N/m 2  to 1.4×10 5  N/m 2 . 
     
     
         32 . A hand-held exercise device comprising:
 an elongate body comprising at least one strand comprising one or more elastic materials, ;   a first end and a second end, wherein:
 a first grip on the first end and a second grip on the second end, both of the first and second ends comprising the same materials as the elongate body; 
 a first free end on the first end and a second free end on the second end comprising the same materials as the elongate body; and 
 a connecting mechanism comprising latch, clip, or magnet, wherein
 a first connecting mechanism is configured to be detachably connected to a second connecting mechanism, 
 the first connecting mechanism is secured to the first free end on the first end of the elongate body, 
 the second connecting mechanism is secured to the second free end on the second end of the elongate body, and 
 the first and second connecting mechanisms comprise a smaller physical volume than the first and the second grips. 
 
   
     
     
         33 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 32 , wherein the elongate body comprises at least two strands of one or more elastic materials. 
     
     
         34 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 33 , wherein the at least two strands of one or more elastic materials are braided together. 
     
     
         35 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 33 , wherein each of the least two strands of the one or more elastic materials comprise the same length, diameter, and thickness. 
     
     
         36 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 32 , wherein the one or more elastic materials has a spring constant in Hooke's Law of between 5 N/m to 15 N/m. 
     
     
         37 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 36 , wherein each of the least two strands of the one or more elastic materials comprise the same spring constant in Hooke's Law. 
     
     
         38 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 32 , wherein a length between a centroid of the first grip to a centroid of the second grip as measured along a longitudinal axis of the elongate body without any measurable elongation of the hand-held exercise device is one of five inches to ten inches or eleven inches to twenty-one inches. 
     
     
         39 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 32 , a length between the first connecting mechanism and the second connecting mechanism, as measured along the longitudinal axis of the elongate body without any measurable elongation of the hand-held exercise device, is one of six inches to eleven inches or twelve inches to twenty-two inches. 
     
     
         40 . The hand-held exercise device of  claim 32 , wherein the second connecting mechanism comprises the same magnet, clip, or latch as the first connecting mechanism.