Exercise platform

Abstract

An exercise platform includes a pair of pivoting sections that include intersecting channels on one side and a support surface on another side upon which a user stands. When the platform is in use, the channels are spaced away from a floor surface and are dimensioned to allow a portion of an exercise band to be retained therein. Rollers provided by the platform allow the exercise band to move smoothly, as the user performs an exercise movement thereby reducing wear of the exercise band.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise platform comprising:
 a body having a first surface opposite a second surface, said body having a first section and a second section pivotably joined together;   a first channel disposed in said second surface; and   a second channel disposed in said second surface that intersects said first channel.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise platform of  claim 1 , wherein said body is formed of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise platform of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second channels have open ends. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise platform of  claim 3 , wherein an edge proximate to said open ends of said first and second channels each includes a roller. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise platform of  claim 1 , wherein said first channel is longer than said second channel. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise platform of  claim 5 , wherein said second channel comprises a plurality of said second channels, wherein a first one of said second channels is centered in said second surface, and a second and a third one of said second channels are positioned on either side of said first one of said second channels. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise platform of  claim 1 , wherein the exercise platform is stackable with another exercise platform. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise platform of  claim 1 , further comprising a retaining device configured to attach the exercise platform to another exercise platform. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise platform of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second channels define a plurality of legs configured to be placed upon a support surface. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise platform of  claim 9 , wherein when said legs are disposed on the support surface, said first and second channels are spaced away from the support surface by a gap. 
     
     
         11 . An exercise kit comprising:
 one or more exercise platforms comprising:
 a body having a first surface opposite a second surface, said body having a first section and a second section pivotably joined together; 
 a first channel disposed in said second surface; and 
 a second channel disposed in said second surface that intersects said first channel; and 
   one or more exercise bands.   
     
     
         12 . The exercise kit of  claim 11  further comprising:
 a retention device to attach at least two of said exercise platforms together. 
 
     
     
         13 . The exercise platform of  claim 11 , wherein said body is formed of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise platform of  claim 11 , wherein said first and second channels each include a roller. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise platform of  claim 11 , wherein said first channel is longer than said second channel. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise platform of  claim 11 , wherein the exercise platform is stackable with another exercise platform. 
     
     
         17 . The exercise platform of  claim 11 , wherein said first and second channels define a plurality of legs configured to be placed upon a support surface. 
     
     
         18 . The exercise platform of  claim 17 , wherein when said legs are disposed on the support surface, said first and second channels are spaced away from the support surface by a gap. 
     
     
         19 . The exercise platform of  claim 18 , wherein said first and second channels form openings with the support surface.