Exercise blocks

Abstract

Exercise blocks may be used as props while performing exercises such as yoga. An exercise block can include a stepped configuration formed by a number of steps that extend from a front and bottom of the exercise block to a top and back of the exercise block. The stepped configuration can facilitate performing a variety of exercises and/or varying a difficulty of an exercise. An exercise block may also include ribs across a back of the exercise block.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . An exercise block comprising:
 a top, a bottom, a front, and a back; and   a plurality of steps that extend from the front to the top.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise block of  claim 1 , wherein each step comprises an upward-facing surface and a frontward-facing surface. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise block of  claim 2 , wherein the top forms the upward-facing surface of a top step of the plurality of steps. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise block of  claim 2 , wherein the front forms a frontward-facing surface of a bottom step of the plurality of steps. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise block of  claim 2 , wherein each of the upward-facing surfaces is parallel. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise block of  claim 2 , wherein each of the frontward-facing surfaces is parallel. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise block of  claim 2 , wherein the upward-facing surface of at least one of the steps has a different depth. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise block of  claim 2 , wherein the upward-facing surface of a top step of the plurality of steps has a depth that is greater than the upward-facing surfaces of the other steps. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise block of  claim 2 , wherein a frontward-facing surface of at least one of the steps has a different height. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise block of  claim 2 , wherein the frontward-facing surface of a bottom step of the plurality of steps has a height that is greater than the frontward-facing surfaces of the other steps. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise block of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of steps comprises a top step, a bottom step, and one or more intermediate steps between the top step and the bottom step. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise block of  claim 11 , wherein the top step has a greater depth than the bottom step and the one or more intermediate steps. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise block of  claim 11 , wherein the bottom step has a greater height than the top step and the one or more intermediate steps. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise block of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 ribs on the back.   
     
     
         15 . The exercise block of  claim 14 , wherein the ribs extend across a width of the back. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise block of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a second plurality of steps that extend from the back to the top.   
     
     
         17 . An exercise block comprising:
 a bottom step formed at a front and bottom of the exercise block;   a top stop formed at a top and back of the exercise block; and   one or more intermediate steps between the bottom step and the top step.   
     
     
         18 . The exercise block of  claim 17 , wherein each of the bottom step, the top step, and the one or more intermediate steps includes a frontward-facing surface and an upward-facing surface. 
     
     
         19 . The exercise block of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 ribs formed on the back of the exercise block.   
     
     
         20 . An exercise block comprising:
 a plurality of steps extending from a front and bottom of the exercise block to a top and back of the exercise block; and   ribs formed on the back of the exercise block.