Exercise device for use while seated

Abstract

A muscle toning device, attached to a chair, underneath the sitting surface of the chair, comprising: an exercise resistance device storing an elastically extendable, elongate resistance element; a user handgrip means, the elongate resistance element being attached at its second distal end to the user handgrip means; at least one guide comprising a first bearing and guidance channel, for locating and guiding the elongate resistance element; characterised in that the muscle toning device further comprises at least one second bearing, about which the elongate resistance element turns, wherein the second bearing is laterally translatable, the laterally translatable bearing being anchored to the exercise resistance device by an elastically expandable attachment means, such that when a pulling force is applied to the elongate resistance element, the laterally translatable bearing is caused to move in the direction of said pulling force.

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         14 . A muscle toning device comprising:
 an exercise resistance device including a first handgrip means, a second handgrip means, a first elongate elastic resistance member, a second elongate elastic resistance member, and a third flexible elongate member, all the elongate members comprising proximal and distal ends, the distal ends of the first and second elongate elastic resistance members being attached to the first and second handgrip means respectively;   wherein the first handgrip means comprises means to store a length of the third elongate member.   
     
     
         15 . The muscle toning device as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the first handgrip means provides co-operative attachment means to attach the proximal and distal ends of the third flexible elongate member. 
     
     
         16 . The muscle toning device as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the second handgrip means comprises releasable attachment means to releasably attach the distal end of the third flexible elongate member. 
     
     
         17 . The muscle toning device as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the first handgrip means comprises a core around which the third elongate member is storable. 
     
     
         18 . The muscle toning device as claimed in  claim 15 , wherein the first handgrip means comprises a core around which the third elongate member is storable. 
     
     
         19 . The muscle toning device as claimed in claim  1  further comprising:
 a mounting plate including a plane of a bottom surface thereof; 
 a first arm and a second arm extending the mounting plate in opposing directions; 
 a first bearing surface operably associated with the first resistance member, and second bearing surface operably associated with the second resistance member, the first bearing surface and the second bearing surface each being displaceable in the plane of the bottom surface of the mounting plate; 
 a first spring configured the first bearing surface to the second arm, and a second spring configured to anchor the second bearing surface to the first arm. 
 
     
     
         20 . The muscle toning device as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein the mounting plate including a first blocking member configured to prevent the first bearing surface from being pulled beyond a perimeter of the bottom surface of the mounting plate, and a second blocking member configured to prevent the second bearing surface from being pulled beyond the perimeter of the bottom surface of the mounting plate. 
     
     
         21 . The muscle toning device as claimed in  claim 19 , wherein a first arm bearing surface is fixed to a distal end of the first arm, and a second arm bearing surface is fixed to a distal end of the second arm, the first arm bearing surface and the second arm bearing surface each rotates about an axis parallel to the plane of the bottom surface of the mounting device, with the axis being perpendicular to a length of the first arm and second arm, respectively. 
     
     
         22 . The muscle toning device as claimed in  claim 21 , wherein the first resistance member runs beneath the first arm bearing surface and is held in place by a first bridge fixed to the distal end of the first arm, and wherein the second resistance member runs beneath the second arm bearing surface and is held in place by a second bridge fixed to the distal end of the second arm. 
     
     
         23 . The muscle toning device as claimed in  claim 22 , wherein the first bridge and the second bridge form a closed-loop passage or guidance channel through which the first resistance member and the second resistance member passes, respectively.