Gluteal muscle exercise device

Abstract

An exercise device; the exercise device includes a flexible strap and anchor. The exercise device is used for exercising gluteal muscles of the user and provides users with an exercise tool used to complete different types of squat exercises with ease and convenience in the comfort of their own home.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising a user:
 mounting an anchor of an exercise device across a door frame of a closed door wherein the exercise device comprises:
 an elongate flexible strap having a first handle half and a second handle half, the first handle half including a first looped end and the second handle half having a second looped end 
 and 
 the anchor is located between the first handle half and the second handle half; 
   and   inserting a first wrist into a first handle and a second wrist into a second handle.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the user executing a squat exercise. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein executing a squat exercise includes using the exercise device to support the user vertically. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the first handle half is joined to the second handle half between the anchor and the first looped end, and the first handle half is joined to the second handle half between the anchor and the second looped end. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the anchor includes a coiled piece of material, the coiled piece of material forming a cylinder having a diameter larger than a gap between a door and a door frame when the door is closed. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the elongate flexible strap comprises a synthetic textile material. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the anchor comprises a synthetic textile material. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the synthetic textile material is nylon. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the anchor is located at a mid-section of the elongate flexible strap. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein a mid-section of the elongate flexible strap is at least partially sealed together to form a loop disposed around the anchor. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising a first padded sleeve housing the first looped end. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising a second padded sleeve housing the second looped end. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the first padded sleeve and the second padded sleeves comprise a foam material. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the diameter is at least 1 inch. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the diameter ranges from ¼ inch to 2 inches. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the cylinder has a height of at least 1 inch. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first handle half and the second handle half are each 10-25 inches long. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the elongate flexible strap is 20-50 inches long. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the elongate flexible strap is at least ½ inch wide. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the first looped end and the second looped end are between 5-15 inches in circumference or diameter.