Exercise Machine with Multi-Axis Positionable Arms and Circular Motion Resistance

Abstract

An exercise system or method of providing an exercise arm assembly including an arm member having proximal and distal ends, a ball member attached to the proximal end of the arm member, and a housing configured to hold the ball member at a selected position to maintain a placement of the arm member.

1 . An exercise arm assembly comprising:
 an arm member having proximal and distal ends;   a ball member attached to the proximal end of the arm member; and   a housing configured to hold the ball member at a selected position to maintain a placement of the arm member.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise arm assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the ball member is formed with at least a partially polyhedral surface such that the housing contacts flat sides of the ball member to hold the ball member at the selected position. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise arm assembly of  claim 2 , wherein at least a plurality of the flat sides of the ball member are provided with indicia that may be exposed outside of the housing at various orientations of the arm member. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise arm assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an exercise assembly connected to the distal end of the arm member. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise arm assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the exercise assembly is an exercise wheel configured to be rotated by a user. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise arm assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the distal end of the arm member is configured to be selectively connected to a plurality of different exercise assemblies. 
     
     
         7 . An exercise device configured in accordance with  any one of the previous claims , including a positioning device and a rotatable circular resistance assembly, the rotatable circular resistance assembly having a variable resistance member configured to selectively adjust circular resistance of the rotatable circular resistance assembly to enable a user to selectively position the circular resistance assembly into one or more positions and rotate the rotatable circular resistance assembly to perform variable circular resistance training. 
     
     
         8 . An exercise system, comprising any one or more of the example embodiments described and/or illustrated herein, including any one or more of the features, functions, structures, mechanisms, assemblies, and/or operations described and/or illustrated herein, including any combination and/or equivalents thereof.