Exercise equipment and methods of making and using the same

Abstract

Exercise equipment containing one or more resistance surfaces are disclosed. Methods of making and using exercise equipment containing one or more resistance surfaces are also disclosed.

1 . Exercise equipment comprising:
 one or more resistance surfaces with each resistance surface comprising (i) a front surface point or edge, (ii) a rear surface edge, and (iii) opposite side surface edges extending between the front surface point or edge and the rear surface edge;   first and second forward posts positioned along the opposite side surface edges and extending upward above the one or more resistance surfaces, each of the first and second forward posts independently comprises one or more rings, one or more connectors, or both, positioned along the first and second forward posts, the one or more rings and the one or more connectors enabling a user to perform one or more exercise routines via the one or more rings and the one or more connectors; and   partitioning material extending between and connected to said first and second forward posts so as to extend from the first forward post along at least a portion of a first side surface edge of said opposite side surface edges to said rear surface edge, and along at least a portion of a second side surface edge of said opposite side surface edges from said rear surface edge to the second forward post,   wherein the one or more resistance surfaces comprises two or more resistance surfaces with each resistance surface (a) extending between a central axis of said exercise equipment and an outer edge of said exercise equipment, said outer edge completely surrounding said central axis, and (b) comprising (i) said front surface point or edge, (ii) said rear surface edge, and (iii) said opposite side surface edges extending between the front surface point or edge and the rear surface edge; said opposite side surface edges extending along opposite lines, each of said opposite lines extending through said central axis and forming an angle A therebetween, wherein each of said angle A is equal to or less than about 90°.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 first and second rear posts positioned in opposite corners along said rear surface edge and extending upward above the one or more resistance surfaces.   
     
     
         3 - 5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said exercise equipment comprises five or more resistance surfaces and five or more independent angles A, and each of said five or more independent angles A is equal to or less than about 72°. 
     
     
         7 - 23 . (canceled) 
     
     
         24 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein each resistance surface has (i) an overall front width W FJS  along said front surface point or edge of less than about 5.0 feet (ft), (ii) an overall rear width W RJS  along said rear surface edge of less than about 15.0 ft, and (iii) an overall length LIS along said opposite side surface edges of less than about 15.0 ft. 
     
     
         25 - 27 . (canceled) 
     
     
         28 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said exercise equipment comprises z modular exercise units with each modular exercise unit comprising a resistance surface, at least one front post, at least one rear posts, and at least one partitioning wall, with z being an integer from 2 to 8. 
     
     
         29 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said exercise equipment comprises z modular exercise units with each modular exercise unit comprising a resistance surface, two front post, two rear posts, and two partitioning walls, with z being an integer from 2 to 8. 
     
     
         30 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second forward posts are positioned along the opposite side surface edges so as to be closer to said front surface point or edge than said rear surface edge. 
     
     
         31 - 35 . (canceled) 
     
     
         36 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second forward posts independently comprises one or more rings positioned along the first and second forward posts. 
     
     
         37 - 44 . (canceled) 
     
     
         45 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second forward posts independently comprises from two to six connectors positioned along the first and second forward posts. 
     
     
         46 - 53 . (canceled) 
     
     
         54 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said partitioning material comprises a netting material having an amount of tension therein and thereon so as to provide resistance against an applied force. 
     
     
         55 - 56 . (canceled) 
     
     
         57 . The exercise equipment of  claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second rear posts independently comprises one or more rear post connectors that enable connection of the partitioning material to the first and second rear posts. 
     
     
         58 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a surface support structure, said surface support structure comprising a support structure frame member (i) having an upper surface, and (ii) extending from proximate said one or more resistance surfaces to a ground surface.   
     
     
         59 - 60 . (canceled) 
     
     
         61 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein each of said one or more resistance surfaces comprises a separate fabric material, wherein said exercise equipment further comprises:
 a plurality of elastic members (not shown), said plurality of elastic members connecting said separate fabric material to a support structure frame member of said exercise equipment.   
     
     
         62 - 65 . (canceled) 
     
     
         66 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein said exercise equipment has an overall shape having up to about eight side edges extending along said outer edge. 
     
     
         67 . (canceled) 
     
     
         68 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more resistance surfaces comprises biometric components therein and/or thereon, the biometric components being capable of measuring a physical property of a user (e.g., heart rate, etc.). 
     
     
         69 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , further comprising: one or more sensors that measure one or more exercise parameters of a user, wherein the one or more exercise parameters comprise, but are not limited to, a weight of the user on a given resistance surface, a height of a user standing still on a given resistance surface, a jumping height of a user on a given resistance surface, a force detector that detects an amount of force applied by a user onto a component of the exercise equipment selected from at least one of first and second front posts, at least one of first and second rear posts, a ceiling component, partitioning material, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         70 . (canceled) 
     
     
         71 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a ceiling component positioned over at least one of the one or more resistance surfaces, wherein the ceiling component enables a user to (i) utilize the ceiling component so as to push against the ceiling component, (ii) suspend one or more ceiling attachment components (or the user) from the ceiling component, and/or (iii) grab one or more ceiling-extending components extending from the ceiling component.   
     
     
         72 - 83 . (canceled) 
     
     
         84 . The exercise equipment of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 one or more resistance bands, one or more suspension straps, one or more bars/poles, audio and/or visual equipment, one or more movement sensors, one or more cameras, or any combination thereof.   
     
     
         85 . (canceled) 
     
     
         86 . A method of making the exercise equipment of  claim 1 , said method comprising:
 assembling the two or more resistance surfaces, the first and second forward posts, and the partitioning material with one another so that each resistance surface (a) extends between the central axis and the outer edge of the exercise equipment, and each of the opposite lines extend through the central axis and form the angle A therebetween.   
     
     
         87 - 123 . (canceled) 
     
     
         124 . A method of using the exercise equipment of  claim 1 , said method comprising:
 standing or resistance on at least one of the two or more resistance surfaces; and   performing one or more exercises within the volume bound by (a) a given resistance surface, (b) the fronts posts, (c) the rear posts, and (d) the partitioning material.   
     
     
         125 - 132 . (canceled)