Portable Exercise Apparatus with Wearable Anchor Arrangement

Abstract

A wearable anchor arrangement for an exercise apparatus includes a first retaining strap, a first fastener, a second retaining strap integrally extended from the first retaining strap, and a second fastener. The first fastener is arranged to incorporate with the first retaining strap to form a first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around an ankle portion of an exerciser at an upper side thereof. The second fastener is provided on the first retaining strap and arranged to incorporate with the second retaining strap to form a second retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion of the exerciser at a lower side thereof. As such, the wearable anchor arrangement is wrappedly retained around the ankle portion of the exerciser to serve as an anchor point for the exerciser to conduct strength training exercises using the resistance elements.

Claims

1. A wearable anchor arrangement for an exercise apparatus, comprising: a first retaining strap having a predetermined length; a first fastener arranged to lock up two ends of said first retaining strap to form a first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around a predetermined portion of a user body at an upper side thereof; a plurality of coupling members provided on said first retaining strap, wherein each of said coupling members is selectively and removably coupling with at least a resistance element; a second retaining strap integrally extended from a lower peripheral edge of said first retaining trap and having an affixed end and a free end; and a second fastener provided on said lower peripheral edge of said first retaining strap at a position substantially symmetric with said affixed end of said second retaining strap, wherein said second retaining strap is arranged for folding around a lower side of the predetermined portion of the user body and said free end thereof is locked up by said second fastener to form a second retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the predetermined portion of the user body at said lower side thereof, such that said wearable anchor arrangement is encirclingly retained around the predetermined portion of the user body to serve as an anchor point for conducting strength training exercises using said resistance element.

2. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said first fastener comprises a first connecting element outwardly extended from one side edge of said first retaining strap to form an elongated strap, and a second connecting element provided on said opposed side edge of said first retaining strap to detachably fasten with said first connecting element so as to lock up said two ends of said first retaining strap to form said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the upper side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

3. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 1, said first fastener comprises a first connecting element outwardly extended from one side edge of said first retaining strap to form an elongated strap, having a predetermine length larger than an ankle circumference, and a second connecting element provided at said same side edge of said first retaining strap to detachably fasten with said first connecting element after said first connecting element is folded around the predetermined portion of the user body for a circle and reached said second connecting element, so as to lock up said two ends of said first retaining strap to form said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the upper side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

4. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said first fastener comprises a first connecting element outwardly extended from one side edge of said first retaining strap to form an elongated strap, a second connecting member provided at said same side edge of said first retaining strap, and an adjusting ring provided at said opposed side edge of said first retaining strap for an free end of said first connecting element to thread though and fold back to fasten with said second connecting element, so as to lock up said two ends of said first retaining strap to form said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the upper side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

5. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 4, wherein a length of said first retaining loop is able to be adjusted by guiding said free end of said first connecting element to thread through said adjusting ring to adjust a position of said adjusting ring along said first connecting element.

6. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said first fastener comprises a first connecting element outwardly extended from one side edge of said first retaining strap to form an elongated strap, and a second connecting member provided at said opposed side edge of said first retaining strap, wherein said second connecting member has two slots for said free end of said first connecting element slidably entangled therethrough respectively to lock up said free end of said first connecting element at said two slots of said second connecting member, so as to lock up said two ends of said first retaining strap to form said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the upper side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

7. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 6, wherein a length of said first retaining loop can be adjusted by guiding said free end of said first connecting element to entangle through said two slots of said second connecting element respectively to adjust a position of said second connecting element along said first connecting element.

8. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said second fastener has two slots for said free end of said second retaining strap slidably entangled therethrough respectively so as to lock up said free end of said second retaining strap at said two slots of said second faster, thereby forming said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the lower side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

9. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 5, wherein said second fastener has two slots for said free end of said second retaining strap slidably entangled therethrough respectively so as to lock up said free end of said second retaining strap at said two slots of said second faster, thereby forming said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the lower side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

10. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 7, wherein said second fastener has two slots for said free end of said second retaining strap slidably entangled therethrough respectively so as to lock up said free end of said second retaining strap at said two slots of said second faster, thereby forming said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the lower side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

11. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 1, wherein said plurality of said coupling members are evenly and spacedly provided along an upper peripheral edge of said first retaining strap for selectively coupling with said resistance element.

12. The wearable anchor arrangement, as recited in claim 9, wherein said plurality of said coupling members are evenly and spacedly provided along an upper peripheral edge of said first retaining strap for selectively coupling with said resistance element.

13. An exercise apparatus, comprising: at least one wearable anchor arrangement adapted for fittingly and encirclingly retaining around a predetermined portion of a user body, wherein said wearable anchor arrangement comprises a plurality of coupling members; one or more human interface mechanisms; and one or more resistance elements, wherein each of said resistance elements has a first end and a second end and comprises a pair of attaching members provided at said first end and said second end respectively, wherein said first end of each of said resistance elements is detachably coupled to one of said coupling members via said attaching member at said first end, and said second end of said resistance elements is detachably coupled to said one or more human interface mechanisms via said attaching member at said second end, wherein said one or more resistance elements can be repeatedly stretched and unscratched with respective to said wearable anchor arrangement by applying pressure to said one or more human interface mechanisms.

14. The exercise apparatus, as recited in claim 13, wherein said wearable anchor arrangement further comprises a first retaining strap having a predetermined length, a first fastener arranged to lock up two ends of said first retaining strap to form a first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around a predetermined portion of a user body at an upper side thereof, and a plurality of coupling members provided on said first retaining strap, wherein each of said coupling members is selectively and removably coupled with at least one of said one or more resistance elements, wherein said wearable anchor arrangement further comprises a second retaining strap integrally extended from a lower peripheral edge of said first retaining strap and having an affixed end and a free end, and a second fastener provided on said lower peripheral edge of said first retaining strap at a position substantially symmetric with said affixed end of said second retaining strap, wherein said second retaining strap is arranged for folding around a lower side of the predetermined portion of the user body and said free end of said first retaining strap is locked up by said second fastener to form a second retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the lower side of the predetermined portion of the user body, such that said wearable anchor arrangement is encirclingly retained around the predetermined portion of the user body to serve as an anchor point for conducting strength training exercises using said one or more resistance elements.

15. The exercise apparatus, as recited in claim 14, wherein said second fastener has two slots for said free end of said second retaining strap slidably entangled therethrough respectively so as to lock up said free end of said second retaining strap at said two slots of said second fastener, thereby forming said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the lower side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

16. The exercise apparatus, as recited in claim 15, wherein a length of said second retaining loop is able to be adjusted by guiding said free end of said second retaining strap to entangle through said two slots of said second fastener respectively to adjust a position of said second fastener along said second retaining strap.

17. The exercise apparatus, as recited in claim 15, wherein said first fastener comprises a first connecting element outwardly extended from one side edge of said first retaining strap to form an elongated strap, a second connecting member provided at said same side edge of said first retaining strap, and an adjusting ring provided at said opposed side edge of said first retaining strap for an free end of said first connecting element to thread though and fold back to fasten with said second connecting element, so as to lock up said two ends of said first retaining strap to form said first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around the upper side of the predetermined portion of the user body.

18. The exercise apparatus, as recited in claim 17, wherein a length of said first retaining loop is able to be adjusted by guiding said free end of said first connecting element to thread through said adjusting ring to adjust a position of said adjusting ring along said first connecting element.

19. The exercise apparatus, as recited in claim 13, wherein said plurality of said coupling members are evenly and spacedly provided along an upper peripheral edge of said first retaining strap for selectively coupling with said one or more resistance elements.

20. The exercise apparatus, as recited in claim 13, wherein at least one of said human interface mechanisms is selected from the group consisting of a hand grip, a workout bar and a workout wheel.

21. The exercise apparatus, as recited in claim 20, wherein said workout bar is able to disassembled into two or more bar units which are able to be selectively assembled together to form said workout bar with different lengths, wherein said bar units of said workout bar are also able to incorporate with said workout wheel to form an abdominal muscle wheel with a workout wheel in a mid-portion of said workout bar pieces or barbells with two workout wheels at two end portions of said bar units of said workout bar.

22. A strength training method, comprising the steps of: (A) wearing a wearing anchor arrangement around an ankle portion of a user; (B) coupling one or more resistance elements to one or more coupling members of said wearable anchor arrangement via an attaching member provided on one end of each of said one or more resistance elements; and (C) repeatedly stretching and unstretching said one or more resistance elements with respective to said wearable anchor arrangement as an anchor point by applying pressure to one or more human interface mechanisms coupled to said one or more resistance elements via an attaching member provided on an opposed end of each of said resistance elements.

23. The strength training method, as recited in claim 22, wherein the step (A) further comprises the steps of: (A1) adjustably locking up two ends of a first retaining strap by a first fastener to form a first retaining loop for encirclingly holding around said ankle portion at an upper side thereof; and (A2) adjustably locking up an second retaining strap at an second fastener to form a second retaining loop for encirclingly holding around said ankle portion of said user at a lower side thereof, wherein said second retaining strap is integrally extended from a lower peripheral edge of said first retaining strap, and said second fastener is provided on said lower peripheral edge of said first retaining strap at a position substantially symmetric with said second retaining strap.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0066] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable exercise apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the human interface mechanism is a workout bar.

[0067] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the process to wear a wearable anchor arrangement around an ankle portion of a user according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0068] FIG. 3 illustrates a first alternative mode of the wearable anchor arrangement according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0069] FIG. 4 illustrates a second alternative mode of the wearable anchor arrangement according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0070] FIG. 5 illustrates a third alternative mode of the wearable anchor arrangement according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0071] FIG. 6 illustrates the training gesture of the user being changed by selectively coupling the resistance element to different coupling members of the wearable anchor arrangement according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0072] FIG. 7 illustrates the training gesture of the user being changed by changing the pose of the ankle portion of the user in according to preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0073] FIG. 8 illustrates the resistance levels of the exercise apparatus being altered by coupling resistance elements in different lengths according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0074] FIG. 9 illustrates the resistance levels of the exercise apparatus being altered by adding resistance elements to a same coupling member of the wearable anchor arrangement according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0075] FIG. 10 illustrates that the other end of the resistance element is attached to an immobile construction as another anchor point to conduct resistance training according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0076] FIG. 11 illustrates that the other end of the resistance element is attached to an immobile training machine as another anchor point to conduct resistance training according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0077] FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating that the human interface mechanism is embodied as an abdominal muscle to incorporate with the wearable anchor arrangement to conduct resistance training according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0078] FIG. 13 illustrates that the workout bar is able to broke into pieces and selectively assembled together to form workout bars with different lengths according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0079] FIG. 14 illustrates the workout bar pieces are able to incorporate with a workout wheel to form an abdominal muscle wheel or barbells according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0080] FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of an exercise kit according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0081] The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0082] Referring to FIGS. 1-15 of the drawings, an exercise apparatus 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, which is a portable exercise apparatus 100 provided for a user to conduct strength training using resistance elements 20 at home, at the gym, in an office area or in the outdoors.

[0083] To provide resistance for strength training, one or more resistance elements 20, such as elastic bands made of rubber or the like, are securely attached to an anchor when conducting resistance training using resistance elements 20. However, conventional immobile anchor apparatus would, to some extent, limit the user to change his training gestures freely in a training program.

[0084] In the present invention, a wearable anchor arrangement 10 is provided which is not only able to overcome the shortcomings in the conventional anchor structures, but also brings some unexpected advantageous to be described later.

[0085] Accordingly, as shown in the FIG. 1 of the drawings, the exercise apparatus 100 in the present invention comprises a wearable anchor arrangement 10 adapted for being worn around a predetermined portion of an user body, embodied as an ankle portion 70 of the user body, to serve as an anchor point, one or more human interface mechanisms 30, and one or more resistance elements 20, each having a first end 201 and a second end 202, wherein the first end 201 of the resistance element 20 is coupled to the wearable anchor arrangement 10 and the second end 202 thereof is coupled to the human interface mechanism 30, such that the user is able to repeatedly stretch and unstretch the resistance elements 20 with respective to the anchor point defined by the wearable anchor arrangement 10 by applying pressure to the human interface mechanisms 30.

[0086] In particular, the human interface mechanism 30 is exemplarily embodied as a workout bar 30A having an elongated structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Accordingly, a pair of the wearable anchor arrangements 10 are provided to retain around a left ankle portion 70 and a right ankle portion 70 of the user body respectively to serve as two anchor points for removably coupling a pair of resistance elements 20 respectively which in turn couple to two end portions of the workout bar 30A. Then, the user is able to stretch the resistance elements 20 with respective to the anchor points by lifting up the workout bar 30A to workout and strengthen his body.

[0087] It is well known in the art that different muscles or muscle groups can be trained in different training gestures. Typically, an exerciser is preferred to change his or her training gestures in a scientific training program. In the present invention, the wearable anchor arrangement 10 is fittedly worn around the ankle portion 70 to serve an anchor point for coupling its respective resistance element 20, such that all body parts of the exerciser are freed to make movements in all directions and ranges. In other words, with the wearable anchor arrangement 10, the exerciser is allowed to change his or her training gestures more freely, since all body parts of the user are freed and not required to apply a pressure against the portable platform as in the prior art.

[0088] Accordingly, the wearable anchor arrangement 10 comprises a first retaining strap 11 having a predetermined length, a first fastener 12, a second retaining strap 13 integrally extended from the first retaining strap 11, and a second fastener 14. The first fastener 12 is arranged to incorporate with the first retaining strap 11 to form a first retaining loop 11 for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion 70 of the user body at an upper side thereof, and the second fastener 14 is provided on the first retaining strap 11 and arranged to incorporate with the second retaining strap 13 to form a second retaining loop 13 for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion 70 of the user body at the lower side thereof, such that the wearable anchor arrangement 10 is wrappedly retained around the ankle portion 70 of the user body to serve as an anchor point of the user body for the user to conduct strength training exercises through the resistance elements 20.

[0089] Referring to FIG. 2 of the drawings, the first retaining strap 11 has an elongated shape with a length substantially equal with or somewhat less than an ankle circumference of the exerciser. The first fastener 12 comprises a first connecting element 121 and a second connecting element 122, wherein the second connecting element 122 is arranged to fasten with the first connecting element 121 to lock up two ends of the first retaining strap 11 to form the first retaining loop 11 for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion 70 at the upper side thereof.

[0090] More specifically, in the preferred embodiment, the first connecting element 121 is outwardly extended from one side edge of the first retaining strap 11 to form as an elongated strap, and the second connecting element 122 is provided at the same side edge of the first retaining strap 11. In particular, the first connecting element 121 has a length larger than the ankle circumference and arranged to fold along the upper side of the ankle portion 70. Accordingly, when the first retaining strap 11 is bent and attached to the upper side of the ankle portion 70, the first connecting element 121 is arranged to circle around the first retaining strap 11 for a circle from one side edge of the first retaining strap 11 back to the same side edge and to fasten with the second connecting element 122 to form a locking mechanism. As the first connecting element 121 is fastened with the second connecting element 122, the two ends of the first retaining strap 11 are locked up to form the first retaining loop 11 around the upper side of the ankle portion 70 of the user body. Preferably, the first connecting element 121 is integrally extended from one side edge of the first retaining strap 11 from a mid portion thereof.

[0091] It is worth mentioning that the first connecting element 121, having a length larger than an ankle circumference, is overlapped with the first retaining strap 11 for a circle to fasten with the second connecting element 122. In other words, two layers of straps (the first retaining strap 11 and the first connecting element 121 forming as an elongated strap) are encircled around the ankle portion 70 of the user body at the upper side thereof, in such a manner that the tightness between the first retaining loop 11 and the ankle portion 70 is increased by the first connecting element 121 to secure its function as an anchor. Moreover, the ankle portion 70 of the user body would get well-protected and more comfort when being wrapped by the two strap layers.

[0092] FIG. 3 illustrates a first alternative mode of the first fastener 12 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the first connecting element 121A is outwardly extended from one side edge of the first retaining strap 11 to form as an elongated strap, and the second connecting element 122A is provided at the opposed side edge of the first retaining strap 11, wherein when the first retaining strap 11 is folded along the upper side of the ankle portion 70, the first connecting element 121A is flapped from one side edge to the opposed side edge of the first retaining strap 11 and to fasten with the second connecting element 122A so as to lock up the two ends of the first retaining strap 11, which in turn forms the first retaining loop 11A around the upper side of the ankle portion 70 of the user body. Preferably, the first connecting element 121A is integrally extended from one side edge of the first retaining strap 11A from a mid portion thereof.

[0093] In order to securely and adjustably retain the first retaining loop 11A around the upper side of the ankle portion 70, the first fastener 12A may be able to be fastened to selectively adjust a size (a diameter) of the first retaining loop 11A. For instance, the second connecting element 122A may have an elongated structure provided on the same side edge of the first retaining strap 11 and extended inwardly along a mid-line of the first retaining strap 11, such that the second connecting element 122A is able to selectively and partially fasten with the first connecting element 121A in order to adjust a size of the first retaining loop 11A to better fit the first retaining loop 11A around the upper side of the ankle portion 70. In other words, the length of the first retaining loop 11A can be selectively adjusted to fit the ankle portion 70 in any size of the exerciser.

[0094] Alternatively, another second connecting element 122A may further be provided at a position spaced from the original second connecting element 122A along the mid-line of the first retaining strap 11, such that the first connecting element 121A is able to selectively coupled with any one of the second connecting elements 122A so as to adjust a size of the first retaining loop 11A with respective to the size of the ankle portion 70 of the body of a particular exerciser.

[0095] FIG. 4 illustrates a second alternative mode of the first fastener 12B according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the first fastener 12B comprises a first connecting element 121B outwardly extended from one side edge of the first retaining strap 11 to form an elongated strap, a second connecting element 122B provided at the same side edge of the first retaining strap 11, and an adjusting ring 123B provided at the opposed side edge of the first retaining strap 11 for an free end of the first connecting element 121B to thread though and fold back to fasten with the second connecting element 122B, so as to lock up the two ends of the first retaining strap 11 to form the first retaining loop 11B for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion 70 of the user body at an upper side thereof. Preferably, the first connecting element 121B is integrally extended from one side edge of the first retaining strap 11 from a mid portion thereof, and the second connecting element 122B is affixed on the same side edge and extended inwardly along with a mid-line of the first retaining strap 11.

[0096] It is appreciated that a length of the first retaining loop 11B can be adjusted by guiding the free end of the first connecting element 121B to thread through the adjusting ring 123B to adjust a position of the adjusting ring 123B along the first connecting element 121B. Further, the free end of the first connecting element 121B folded back from the adjusting ring 123B is selectively and partially fastened with the second connecting element 122B in order to lock up the two ends of the first retaining strap 11 to form the first retaining loop 11B and adjust a length of the first retaining loop 11 simultaneously.

[0097] FIG. 5 illustrates a third alternative mode of the first fastener 12C according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the first fastener 12C comprises a first connecting element 121C outwardly extended from one side edge of the first retaining strap 11 to form an elongated strap, and a second connecting element 122C provided at the opposed side edge of the first retaining strap 11, wherein the second connecting element 122C has two slots for an free end of the first connecting element 121C slidably entangled therethrough respectively to lock up the free end of the first connecting element 121C at the two slots of the second connecting element 122C, so as to lock up the two ends of the first retaining strap 11 to form the first retaining loop 11C for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion 70 of the user body at an upper side thereof.

[0098] It is appreciated that a length of the first retaining loop 11C can be adjusted by guiding the free end of the first connecting element 121C to entangle through the two slots of the second connecting element 122C respectively to adjust a position of the second connecting element 122C along the first connecting element 121C. In other words, the length of the first retaining loop 11C of the second retaining strap 13 can be selectively adjusted to fit any size of the ankle portion 70 of the body of the exerciser.

[0099] In implementations, the first fastener 12, 12A, 12B, 12C may be hook and loop fasteners of the first and second connecting elements 122 or may also be magnetic elements, hooks and slots, glue, grommet, snaps, buttons, or any other conventional fastening mechanisms.

[0100] As shown in the FIGS. 2-5 of the drawings, the second retaining strap 13 is integrally extended from a lower peripheral edge 112 of the first retaining strap 11, wherein when the first retaining strap 11 forms the first retaining loop 11 by the first fastener 12 around the upper side of the ankle portion 70, the second retaining strap 13 downwardly sags from the first retaining loop 11. The second fastener 14 is also provided on the lower peripheral edge 112 of the first retaining strap 11 at a position substantially symmetric with of the second retaining strap 13, wherein when the first retaining strap 11 forms the first retaining loop 11 around the upper side of the ankle portion 70, the second fastener 14 is located on the opposed side of the first retaining loop 11 and aligning with the second retaining strap 13. Further, the second fastener 14 is arranged to fasten a free end portion of the second retaining strap 13 thereat to form the second retaining loop 13 for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion 70 of the user body at the lower side thereof.

[0101] More specifically, the second fastener 14 in the preferred embodiment has two elongated slots for the free end portion of the second retaining strap 13 slidably entangled therethrough respectively so as to lock up the free end portion of the second retaining strap 13 at the two slots of the second fastener 14, thereby forming the second retaining loop 13 around the ankle portion 70 of the user body at the lower side thereof.

[0102] It is important to mention that a length of the second retaining loop 13 can be adjusted by guiding the free end portion of the second retaining strap 13 to entangle through the two slots of the second fastener 14 respectively to adjust a position of the second fastener 14 along the second retaining strap 13. In other words, the length of the second retaining loop 13 of the second retaining strap 13 can be selectively adjusted to fit the ankle portion 70 in any size at the lower side thereof.

[0103] Therefore, both of the sizes of the first retaining loop 11 and second retaining loop 13 can be selectively adjusted by the first fastener 12 and the second fastener 14 respectively in accordance with size of the ankle portion 70. In other words, the wearable anchor arrangement 10 of the present invention can be fittedly and encircling worn around the ankle portion 70 of any exerciser in any size to serve as an anchor for conducting strength training using resistance elements 20.

[0104] During workouts, a lateral movement of the wearable anchor arrangement 10 with respective to the ankle portion 70 of the user body is effectively prevented by the first retaining loop 11, while an upward movement of the wearable anchor arrangement 10 with respective to the ankle portion 70 of the user body is effectively prevented by the second retaining loop 13 via the second fastener 14, such that the wearable anchor arrangement 10 is able to be securely maintained around the ankle portion 70 of the user body to serve as an anchor point for the exerciser to conduct training exercises with resistance elements 20.

[0105] It is worth mentioning that since the wearable anchor arrangement 10 of the present invention is fittedly and securely retained around the predetermined portion, for example the ankle portion 70, of the user body as if part of the exerciser's physical body, the exerciser is allowed to perform different training gestures including those require the exerciser to move in a wider range or even to walk with the resistance element 20. In addition, the ankle portion 70 is well protected by the wearable anchor arrangement 10 from being chafed by the wearable the wearable anchor arrangement 10 due to repeated friction during workouts.

[0106] As noted above, the wearable anchor arrangement 10 worn around the ankle portion 70 of the body user is functioned as an anchor point of the body of the exerciser for detachably coupling with resistance elements 20. Accordingly, the wearable anchor arrangement 10 in the preferred embodiment further comprises a plurality of coupling members 15 provided on the first retaining strap 11 for selectively and removably coupling with the one or more resistance elements 20.

[0107] In particular, the coupling members 15 are evenly and spacedly provided along an upper peripheral edge 111 of the first retaining strap 11 for coupling with the resistance elements 20. Since one end 201 of each of the resistance elements 20 is attached to the wearable anchor arrangement 10 at the respective coupling member 15 while the other end 202 of each of the resistance elements 20 is attached to the workout bar 30A, the orientation of each of the resistance elements 20 is defined by the positions of the coupling member 15 and the workout bar 30A. Therefore, the orientation of the resistance element 20 can be altered by selectively coupling the resistance element 20 to the coupling members 15 at different positions along the upper peripheral edge 111 of the first retaining strap 11, as shown in the FIG. 6 of the drawings. In other words, the exerciser is able to change his training gestures simply by changing the resistance element 20 from one coupling member 15 to another at a different position.

[0108] Further, since the resistance element 20 is extended between the wearable anchor arrangement 10 retained around the ankle portion 70 and the workout bar 30A, the orientation of the resistance element 20 may also be altered by changing the ankle portion 70 of the exerciser to a different pose. In other words, the exerciser also can change his training gestures simply by changing poses of the ankle portion 70 (including the orientation and position), as shown in the FIG. 7 of the drawings.

[0109] Therefore, with the wearable anchor arrangement 10, the exerciser is capable of altering his training gestures more freely and conveniently, either by selectively coupling the resistance element 20 to the coupling members 15 at different positions along the first retaining strap 11, or changing the poses of his ankle portion 70.

[0110] In implementations, each of the coupling members 15 may be embodied a coupling ring with a semicircular or circular shape for detachably coupling with the one or more resistance elements 20. Accordingly, each of the one or more resistance elements 20 comprises a pair of attaching members 21 provided at two ends 201, 202 thereof respectively, wherein one end 201 of the resistance element 20 is detachably coupled to the coupling member 15 by attaching the attaching member 21 to one of the coupling members 15 on the wearable anchor arrangement 10. In other words, the attaching members 21 provided on the two ends of the resistance elements 20 respectively and the coupling members 15 provided on the wearable anchor arrangement 10 form a pair of fasteners to detachably couple the resistance element 20 to the wearable anchor arrangement 10, thereby the exerciser is allowed to securely stretch the resistance element 20 with respective to the wearable anchor arrangement 10 during workouts.

[0111] In particular, the attaching member 21 of the resistance element 20 may be a hook member arranged to hooked up to the coupling rings provided on the first retaining strap 11 to detachably couple the resistance element 20 to the wearable anchor arrangement 10.

[0112] It is import to mention that the resistance element 20 can be made of any material such as plaited nylon, which is not a limitation in the present invention. The essential requirement is that it has the requisite strength, and also that it is flexible and elastic enough that it can be stretched and unstretched repeatedly. Preferably, each of the one or more resistance elements 20 should be capable of having elastic pressure or tension applied to stretch the cord to at least two or three times its unstretched length without exceeding its elastic limit.

[0113] With the wearable anchor arrangement 10, the exerciser is allowed to alter the level of resistance more rapidly and conveniently than prior anchor structures. For instance, the exerciser is capable of varying the resistance levels simply by adopting a resistance element 20 with a different length or increase or decrease the number of the resistance elements 20 to a same coupling member 15 on the wearable anchor arrangement 10 during workouts, as shown in the FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 of the drawings

[0114] After the resistance elements 20 are coupled to the wearable anchor arrangements 10 worn around the ankle portions 70 of the exerciser, the other end 202 of respective resistance element 20 is arranged to couple with the workout bar 30A at two end portions thereof respectively via a fastening mechanism. For instance, a pair of coupling rings may be provided on the two end portions of the workout bar 30A for detachably coupling with the attaching members 21 on the other end 202 of the resistance elements 20 respectively.

[0115] With the wearable anchor arrangement 10 worn around the ankle portions 70 of the user body and resistance elements 20 extending between the wearable anchor arrangement 10 and the workout bar 30A, the exerciser is able to lift up the workout bar 30A by stretching his arms in a direction against the resistance force generated by the stretched resistance element 20 in order to train his arms. Moreover, the exerciser is allowed to change his training gestures either by selectively coupling the resistance element 20 to a coupling member 15 at a different position of the wearable anchor arrangement 10, or changing the poses of his or her ankle portion 70. Further, the exerciser is allowed to vary the resistance levels simply by adopting a resistance element 20 with a different length or increasing or decreasing the number of the resistance elements 20 to a same coupling member 15 of the wearable anchor arrangement 10 during workouts.

[0116] It is worth mentioning that during workouts, the exerciser may also choose to attach the other end 202 of the resistance element 20 to an immobile structure 40 to form another anchor point, such that the exercise is allowed to stretch his legs to oppose against the resistance force produced by the stretched resistance element 20. For instance, the immobile structure 40 may be a training machine with bulky parts including wheels, weights, pulleys, and etc, or simply any immobile construction within the sight of the exerciser as shown in the FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 of the drawings.

[0117] Though the human interface mechanism 30 is embodied as a workout bar 30A as an example to illustrate how to incorporate the wearable anchor arrangement 10 with resistance elements 20 to conduct resistance training in the above preferred embodiment of the present invention, other types of human interface mechanisms 30 can also be incorporated for the user to conduct other training gestures so as to strengthen different muscles or muscle groups. For instance, the human interface mechanisms 30 may be a hand grip with which the exercise is able to train his arms by stretching the resistance elements 20 with respective to the wearable anchor arrangement 10 worn around his ankle portion 70, as shown in FIG. 12 of the drawings. Those who skilled in the art would be easily understand that the wearable anchor arrangement 10 may incorporate with any type of conventional human interface mechanism 30 to conduct different training programs in different training gestures.

[0118] Accordingly, the wearable anchor arrangement 10, the resistance elements 20 and the one or more human interfaces can be packed for sale as a portable exercise kit 100A, wherein the one or more human interface mechanisms 30 may be selected from the group of hand grip, workout wheel and workout bar 30A. Preferably, the workout bar 30A has a detachable structure that can be disassembled into bar units 300A and selectively assembled together to form the workout bar 30A with different lengths. Further, the bar units 300A of the workout bar 30A are also able to incorporate with the workout wheel to form an abdominal muscle wheel with a workout wheel in a mid-portion of the workout bar 30A (bar units 300A) or barbells with two workout wheels at two end portions of the workout bar 30A piece, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 of the drawings.

[0119] In other words, the present invention further provides a portable exercise kit 100A which also comprises the wearable anchor arrangement 10 configured for fittingly and encirclingly retaining around a predetermined portion such as an anchor portion of the user body, the one or more human interface mechanisms 30, and the one or more resistance elements 20, each comprising the pair of attaching members 21 provided at the two ends 201, 202 thereof respectively, wherein one end 201 of the resistance element 20 is configured to detachably couple to the coupling member 15 via the attaching member 21 at the respective end, and the opposed end 202 of the resistance elements 20 is configured to detachably couple to the one or more human interface mechanisms 30 via the attaching member 21 at the respective opposed end.

[0120] Accordingly, the human interface mechanism 30 is selected from the group consisting of the hand grip, the workout bar 30A and the workout wheel. Preferably, the workout bar 30A has a detachable structure that can be disassembled into bar units 300A and selectively assembled together to form the workout bar 30A with different lengths, and the bar units 300A of the workout bar 30A can also incorporate with the workout wheel to form an abdominal muscle wheel with a workout wheel in a mid-portion of the workout bar 30A (bar units 300A) or barbells with two workout wheels at two end portions of the workout bar 30A pieces 300A.

[0121] According to another aspect of the present invention, it further comprises a method of strength training, comprising the following steps.

[0122] (A) Wear a wearable anchor arrangement 10 around a predetermined portion 70 such as an ankle portion 70 of a user body, wherein the wearable anchor arrangement 10 comprises a plurality of coupling members 15.

[0123] (B) Couple one or more resistance elements 20 to the coupling members 15 via an attaching member 21 provided on the respective end of each of the resistance elements 20.

[0124] (C) Repeatedly stretch and unstretch the one or more resistance elements 20 with respective to the wearable anchor arrangement 10 by applying pressure to the one or more human interface mechanisms 30, wherein the one or more human interface mechanisms 30 are coupled to the one or more resistance elements 20 via an attaching member 21 provided on the opposed end of each of the resistance elements 20.

[0125] Accordingly, the method further comprises a step of selectively coupling the one or more resistance elements 20 to the coupling members 15 of the wearable anchor arrangement 10 at different positions to alter the orientation of respective resistance elements 20 with respective to the wearable anchor arrangement 10, thereby changing a training gesture.

[0126] Accordingly, the method further comprises a step of changing a pose of the ankle portion 70 to change a training gesture.

[0127] Accordingly, the step of wearing the wearable anchor arrangement 10 around the ankle portion 70 further comprises the following steps.

[0128] (A1) Adjustably lock up two ends of a first retaining strap 11 by a first fastener 12 to form a first retaining loop 11 for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion 70 at an upper side thereof.

[0129] (A2) Adjustably lock up an second retaining strap 13 at an second fastener 14 to form a second retaining loop 13 for encirclingly holding around the ankle portion 70 of the user at the lower side thereof, wherein the second retaining strap 13 is integrally extended from a lower peripheral edge 112 of the first retaining strap 11, and the second fastener 14 is provided on the lower peripheral edge 112 of the first retaining strap 11 at a position substantially symmetric with the second retaining strap 13.

[0130] One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

[0131] It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and is subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.