FITNESS APPARATUS

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fitness apparatus comprising, at least three poles for providing supporting structure to the apparatus, a crossbar for attaching the poles at one point from first side, at least two pulleys for rotating on its own axis, at least two yogasizr ropes for performing exercise by a user, safety locks to protect the user from flipping, number of foot-handle assembly for moving the yogasizr ropes according to requirement and a belt for supporting abdomen of the user and the lower back for hanging upside down.

Claims

1) A multipurpose fitness apparatus, comprising; at least three poles installed in said apparatus to form tripod structure to support said apparatus, wherein said poles may use to form various postures and by holding said poles; a crossbar mounted on a top side of said poles to attach said poles from said top side; at least two pulleys attached to said crossbar, wherein said pulleys rotates in first and second direction on their own axis; at least two yogasizr ropes mounted on said pulleys for performing yoga by a user; at least two safety locks enclosing said yogasizr ropes, wherein said locks move on said yogasizr ropes to protect said user from getting hurt by flipping on performing said yoga; plurality of foot-handle assembly attached to a first, second and third part of said yogasizr ropes for moving said yogasizr ropes according to requirement; and a belt interconnected between third part of said yogasizr ropes for supporting abdomen of said user.

2) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least three pole holders attached to bottom side of said poles for holding said poles in one position.

3) The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein plurality of feet are attached to said pole holder for providing balance to said poles.

4) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said postures may include but not limited to shoulder stretching, leg holding, dancer pose and the like.

5) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least two wrist holders are attached to said second part of said yogasizr ropes to help said user in performing said yoga.

6) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first, second and third part of said yogasizr ropes is preferably top, middle and bottom part.

7) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said poles are preferably metal poles.

8) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first and second direction is forward and backward direction.

9) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pulleys are attached to said crossbar through hooks.

10) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cap covering first side of said poles to strongly hold said poles from first side, wherein said cap is preferably a metal plate.

11) The apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein at least three bolts are used to attach said crossbar to said cap.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The accompanying figures, which are incorporated herein, form part of the specification and illustrate embodiments of the present invention. Together with the description, the figures further explain the principles of the present invention and to enable a person skilled in the relevant arts to make and use the invention.

[0019] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of the fitness apparatus.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] The following description includes the preferred best mode of one embodiment of the present invention. It will be clear from this description of the invention that the invention is not limited to these illustrated embodiments but that the invention also includes a variety of modifications and embodiments thereto. Therefore, the present description should be seen as illustrative and not limiting. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, it should be understood, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

[0021] In any embodiment described herein, the open-ended terms comprising, comprises, and the like (which are synonymous with including, having and characterized by) may be replaced by the respective partially closed phrases consisting essentially of, consists essentially of, and the like or the respective closed phrases consisting of, consists of, the like.

[0022] As used herein, the singular forms a, an, and the designate both the singular and the plural, unless expressly stated to designate the singular only.

[0023] The present invention is directed to an apparatus for doing multiple exercises by stretching and twisting the body parts in various directions without facing much difficulty. The invention makes the exercises easy by supporting various body parts, which increases the number of repetitions of the exercise. The invention makes the exercise interesting and exciting to encourage the user for performing the exercise. People may get bored or discouraged from a limited exercise practices and habits, so the invention encourages the users by providing a variety of ways to exercise the body, mind and spirit. A generally accepted outcome of yoga practice is an improved mood and disposition by helping to remove mental and physical stressors and anxiety through abdominal breathing while stretching and working into and through various postures and asanas. In this way positive chemicals and hormones like serotonin are released into the body. The positive hormones are self-reinforcing that helps to bring out positive behaviour of the user.

[0024] Referring to FIG. 1, illustrates schematic view of the fitness apparatus 100, wherein the apparatus comprises, at least three poles 101 installed in the apparatus 100. The poles 101 are basically metal poles 101 which are used to form tripod structure to support the apparatus 100. The poles 101 are placed at equal distance to each other. The angle of each pole 101 is also equal.

[0025] The poles 101 may be used to form various postures by holding them. The postures includes shoulder stretching, leg holding, dancer pose etc. A cap 110 covers the top side of the poles 101 to strongly hold the poles 101 from the top side, wherein the cap is preferably a metal plate. The pole holders 112 are attached at the bottom side of the poles 101 for holding the poles 101 in one position. Feet 113 are attached to the pole holders 112 for providing balance to the poles 101. The feet 113 consist of a hole to secure it to the ground by using a bolt. Weight lifting plates may also be used to fix the feet 113 with the ground. In this case around fifty pound is needed for securing the back-side pole and two plates of around twenty five pound are needed to secure the front poles. A sixty-pound sand bag may also be used for securing the back side pole in a cost effective manner. If the apparatus is installed on a beach than a rebar stake may also be used to secure the feet to the ground.

[0026] A rubber band is inserted through another hole in the feet 113 that goes around the bottom perimeter of the tripod. This increases the variety of exercises as the user may pull up on the elastic band. The band may also be used to lift the leg against its resistance to strengthen the legs and hips. The elastic band on the base may use to pull on for assisted stretches as well as for resistance in different positions.

[0027] The crossbar 102 is mounted on a top side of the poles 101 to attach the poles 101 from the first side. The top sides of the poles 101 are join at a point by the crossbar 102. The crossbar 102 is basically rectangular cube shape. To attach the crossbar 102 with the poles 101, the cap 110 is positioned between crossbars 102 and poles 101, wherein numbers of bolts 115 are used to attach the crossbar 102 with the cap 110.

[0028] At least two pulleys 103 are attached to the crossbar 102. The pulleys 103 rotate in first and second direction. The first and second direction is basically the forward and backward direction. The pulleys 103 are connected with the crossbar 102 with the help of hooks 107 in such a way that the hooks 107 penetrate the pulleys 103 from the center. There are two extra hooks attached to the crossbar 102 for providing support to the poles 101 by holding the poles 101 through yogasizr ropes 109. Two triangle hooks 108 are attached at both the ends of the crossbar 102 for connecting the pulleys 103 in wider area for performing different exercise.

[0029] The yogasizr ropes 104 are mounted on the pulleys 103 in such a way that the yogasizr ropes 104 overlap the pulleys 103. The yogasizr ropes 104 are for performing the exercises. The fabric used to make the yogasizr ropes 104 is polyester and thickness of the yogasizr ropes is preferably 9 mm which makes the yogasizr ropes 104 stronger enough to carry heavy weight without getting torn.

[0030] The yogasizr ropes 104 further comprises of safety locks 114. The safety locks 114 enclose the ropes and can be moved on the yogasizr ropes to change the position as per requirement. The safety locks 114 are to protect the user from getting hurt by flipping while performing the yoga by using the apparatus.

[0031] Numbers of foot-handle assembly 105 are attached to a first and second part of the yogasizr ropes 104. The first and second part is basically the top and middle part of the yogasizr ropes 104. The foot-handle assembly 105 helps the user in holding the yogasizr ropes 104 easily as it provide better griping area so that the user does not feel difficulty in doing exercise by holding the yogasizr ropes 104. Two wrist holders 111 are attached to the middle part of said yogasizr ropes to help the user in performing the yoga.

[0032] After inserting hands in the foot-handle assembly 105 associated on the top of the yogasizr ropes 104 and foots on the foot-handle assembly 105 at the middle of the yogasizr ropes 104, the user may perform various exercise like stretching the body, push-ups, pull-ups etc. When the user pull his/her hand after holding the foot-handle assembly 105 with the legs inserted in the foot-handle assembly 105 on middle part than the legs are pulled in the air and when the pressure is generated by the legs than the hands are pulled in the air.

[0033] A belt 106 is interconnected between a third part of the yogasizr ropes 104. The third part of the yogasizr ropes 104 is the bottom part. The belt 106 connects the bottom of the yogasizr ropes 104. The belt 106 is to help the user to do the exercise by supporting the abdomen of the user.

[0034] To perform push-ups by using the apparatus 100, the user needs to lie down on the belt 106 and hold the foot-handle assembly 105. After coming in this position, when the user apply pressure downward from hands than the belt 106 pulls the user's body upward and on releasing the pressure, the hands comes back in upward position and the body comes back in downward position.

[0035] If the user needs to stretch his leg, then the user has to put his feet on the feet-handle assembly and hand on another feet-handle assembly. After coming in this position, the user needs to push his hand downward, due to the downward movement of hand, the yogasizr rope pulls the leg upward.

[0036] Similarly, other exercises may perform on the apparatus by changing the position and holding foot-handle assembly 105 placed on different parts of the yogasizr ropes 104. For example, if the prusik cord handle assembly, that is used to slide the handle up and down the rope for various positions of adjustment, is attached to the inversion hooks hanging from the crossbar (see FIG. 109), then the user can wrap the abdomen belt under the lower back and when he/she goes upside down the legs wrap in front of the ropes, securing the pose

[0037] According to another embodiment, elastic bands may attach to the cap 110 to perform the exercise by pulling down the elastic bands. The user may attain important movement patterns to stretch and strengthen the arms, shoulders, chest and core.

[0038] The user does not need to face much difficulty while doing various yoga or aerobic exercises as the invention provides a support to perform the exercise without the risk of being injured. However, one may increase the difficulty or the resistance of various poses by changing the angle of lean (for example doing pushups) or even doing various poses in space like Leonardo (stretches the whole body) and increasing the challenge by doing pull-ups in the Leonardo position for example. Many other poses could be illustrated similarly. Thus, the physical challenge a practitioner wants can be easily accommodated with the synergistic effect of the ropes, pulleys and tripod. Many other poses could be illustrated similarly. Thus, the physical challenge a practitioner wants can be easily accommodated with the synergistic effect of the ropes, pulleys and tripod. Moreover the user does not need to spend money to buy different machines to do various exercise as the invention provides a single platform to do the same.

[0039] Although the field of the invention has been described herein with limited reference to specific embodiments, this description is not meant to be construed in a limiting sense. Various modifications of the disclosed embodiments, as well as alternate embodiments of the invention, will become apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description of the invention.