The presently disclosed subject matter is generally directed to a device for use in exercising and strengthening the body of a user, particularly the user's abdominal and core region. The device comprises a support member that is operably joined to a connector. The support member includes a main body that is planar in design, and a lip that includes one or more elements for providing a releasable pairing to the connector. The support member is positioned between two surfaces (such as a mattress and a box spring) to anchor the device in place. The connector secures a user's legs in position so that sit-ups or other exercises can be performed, e.g., while the user is sitting or lying in bed. The device therefore enables a wide variety of users to perform sit-ups and various other exercises with less effort and less stress on the body compared to prior art devices.

A treadmill includes a frame, an exercise deck attached to the frame, and a first handle movably attached to the frame. The first handle has a first orientation where the first handle is positioned within a region above the exercise deck and stabilized to support a user's weight during a body weight exercise, and a second orientation where the first handle is positioned away from the region above the exercise deck.

A treadmill including a frame, an exercise deck attached to the frame, and a first push-up handle attached to the frame and elevated over the exercise deck.

A retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system for that is extended outwardly from the wall when in use and retracted towards the wall when not in use. The retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system generally includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, a bench pivotally connected to the mounting bracket that has an extended position and a retracted position, a first support member pivotally attached to the bench and a second support member pivotally attached to the bench. The first surface of the bench is horizontal or inclined when in the extended position to be used as a weightlifting bench. The first surface of the bench is in a substantially vertical position when in the retracted position for compact storage of the bench near the wall.

The invention is embodied in an exercise system that can allow its user to counterbalance the effects associated with a predominantly sedentary lifestyle though a fitness device that comprises a combination of (a) supporting the lower body in a manner that permits a user's upper body to act as a third class lever with the user's hips operating as fulcrum and (b) engaging in resistance exercises with the upper body in a horizontal position, unsupported above the greater trochanter.

A garment attachable to an exercise or therapeutic apparatus that is capable of elevating the user slightly above the ground, reducing potential for injury and strain by shifting the user's weight to the frame of the apparatus. The garment is incorporated into the apparatus by comprising panels under the buttocks and around the thighs, providing balance and lifting the user comfortably in conjunction with the frame. A low-friction plate is positioned under the user's feet so that the user can ambulate freely while held in place by the frame.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an adjustable-incline climbing wall. The climbing wall comprises one or more climbing panels supported by a frame and a system for adjusting the incline of the frame to provide a climbing wall of a desired incline. The incline of the climbing wall may be adjusted by activating an actuator, which extends the upper portion of the frame a distance from a support wall, tilting the climbing wall to a desired incline. When the climbing wall is substantially vertically oriented, the system for adjusting the incline of the climbing wall may extend only a small distance from the support wall so that the adjustable-incline climbing wall has a relatively small footprint. In some embodiments, the climbing wall may also comprise one or more fitness accessories that can brought to an optimal height for a particular user through adjustment of the climbing wall incline.

A calf stretching apparatus that includes a base placeable on a ground surface and a foot placement platform with a front end, a rear end, a platform surface spanning in an upward direction with respect to the base from the front end to the rear end and with a portion disposed at an acute angle with respect to a lower surface plane, and a platform sidewall positioned upright with respect to the platform surface and including an upper edge and an arcuate heel sidewall portion having a heel pad member disposed proximal to the front end of the foot placement platform. The heel pad member has two opposing heel placement sidewalls spanning upwardly away from the platform surface toward the upper edge and converging to an internal heel placement support wall, that define a heel placement recess disposed above the platform surface and configured to receive a user's heel.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an exercise bar. The bar includes: a first end support; a second end support; a first handle support; and a second handle support. The second end support is spaced apart from the first end support in a first direction. The first handle support is located between the first end support and the second end support in the first direction. The second handle support is spaced apart from the first handle support in a second direction different from the first direction. The second handle support is located between the first end support and the second end support in the first direction. Each of the first handle support and the second handle support is configured to receive at least one of a plurality of adjustable handles.

A retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system for that is extended outwardly from the wall when in use and retracted towards the wall when not in use. The retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system generally includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, a bench pivotally connected to the mounting bracket that has an extended position and a retracted position, a first support member pivotally attached to the bench and a second support member pivotally attached to the bench. The first surface of the bench is horizontal or inclined when in the extended position to be used as a weightlifting bench. The first surface of the bench is in a substantially vertical position when in the retracted position for compact storage of the bench near the wall.