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A trampoline exercise system that is designed to show an avatar of a user, which is jumping on a trampoline. The exercise system includes a computer module, a trampoline configured to provide a platform for a user to perform exercises thereon, and a sensor module designed to sense movements of a user performed on the trampoline. The sensor module provides information that is received by the computer module that controls the display of a users' avatar on a video monitor in response to the users' motion on the trampoline. Several types of sensor may be used to sense the movement of the user, including body mounted sensors, trampoline mounted sensors, and remote viewing sensors.

An exerciser including a movable body support mounted on an exerciser frame for movement along tracks provided by the frame. A movable foot support extends from the exerciser frame. The movable foot support is adapted to be engaged by the user's feet to absorb the energy of movement in a first direction and to provide the user with a bouncing movement, which the user may translate into a movement of the movable body support in the opposite direction. The movable foot support may be provided as an attachment and retrofitted to existing exercisers. The exerciser may include a resilient resistance system coupled to the movable body support and a set of pull lines with user grips trained over pulleys carried by the exerciser frame. Also disclosed are methods for enabling users to exercise.

Trampoline accessories are described herein that may be affixed to a trampoline system to facilitate the playing of a game. These trampoline accessories may include a soccer net, a rebounding surface that will bounce a ball back to the thrower, and a catch panel that will gather the ball when the ball is thrown against the panel. These accessories may be added to either the trampoline frame of the trampoline enclosure. Deflective netting may be provided adjacent the accessories to prevent the ball and users from entering the space below the trampoline rebounding mat.

An integrated exercise machine system that is utilized to facilitate overall physical fitness which includes the detoxification of the body along with the aerobic conditioning of the cardiovascular system. The system was primarily designed to facilitate a proactive approach to the conditioning of muscles that have become fatigued or atrophied in various occupations, such as computer operators, clerical personnel, or other occupations that have limited range of motions, and improve mobility of the elderly and physically impaired. It is a uniquely shaped, portable rebounder that folds with a safety hinge and collapsing legs. An overhead upper body exercise system is adapted to the environment utilizing a dual telescopic primary horizontal overhead bar, adapts to a door frame or wall, and is housed in a cradle unit. There are two adjustable securing straps with a device for attaching and suspending the secondary horizontal bar and/or elastic resistance ropes with varying degrees of elasticity. Hand grips can be attached to the adjustable straps or elastic resistance ropes. The elastic resistance ropes may be attached to the frame of the rebounder.

A trampoline safety fence includes a protective net supported on a plurality of posts to enclose a space above a jumping bed of the trampoline. Agate is formed at a joint or an overlapped portion of two sewed ends of the protective net, and user-controllable and selectively openable fastening elements are provided on the protective net at the joint or within the overlapped portion corresponding to the two sewed ends to ensure safe closure of the gate of the trampoline safety fence. And, the selectively openable fastening elements may be magic tapes or zippers.

A balance-exercising semi-spherical apparatus has an annular frame and a fixing ring sequentially fixed on a base disk; the base disk is connected on two diametrically mutually opposite ends thereof with two movable pulling ropes, and has thereon a hole for connecting an external aeration equipment. The annular frame is in the form of a semi-sphere with an air cushion therewithin, the air cushion connects an air faucet; the air faucet is used to aerate the air cushion to form a semi-sphere through the external aeration equipment. Thereby, a user can hold the pulling ropes on the two diametrically mutually opposite ends of the base disk with hands to tread, jump, seat and lie on the air cushion for exercising for health and balance exercising.

A fence surrounds a trampoline and extends above the rebounding surface, reducing the risk of injury. Shock absorption is aided in the preferred embodiment by a support system of independent poles, linked at their tops by a flexible strap or line. The trampoline may include a tubular frame supported by a plurality of legs with brackets securing the legs to the frame tube without welds. The trampoline may also include an electronic accessory that is activated or that produces an electrical signal as a result of jumping on the trampoline.

The invention is a mini trampoline on which the frame is made in several parts in order to be easily carried and assembled. The mat is linked to the frame by means of springs and grommets. U shaped covers maintain the frame on one plane level. The tension of the springs is obtained by increasing the size of the frame.

A shaped standing mat or base providing a trampoline-like rebounding surface that is a highly responsive and dynamic support surface for a standing person where that person is able to maintain a proper stance relative to their foot angle, and to engage in mild exercise movement and foot rotation and stretching without undue interruption of mental concentration in a work or other environment.

A way to attach a trampoline enclosure to a trampoline frame is described. This process involving constructing the enclosure with a buttonhole at or near its bottom edge. This buttonhole is designed to receive a spring attachment feature located on the rebounding mat of the trampoline structure. Generally, this spring attachment feature will be the D-ring (or V-ring) that is used to attach the rebounding mat to the springs. The D-ring will pass through the buttonhole and, when connected to a corresponding spring, will securely attach the trampoline enclosure to the trampoline.

The trampoline basketball goal includes a frame, a bed and springs connecting the bed to the frame. The trampoline enclosure includes enclosure poles holding an enclosure net. The enclosure poles have an upper end and a lower end. The enclosure poles comprise a first enclosure pole, a second enclosure pole, and a third enclosure pole. The first enclosure pole, the second enclosure pole, and the third enclosure pole are placed around a periphery of the trampoline bed. The first trampoline pole is adjacent to the second trampoline pole, and the second trampoline pole is adjacent to the third trampoline pole. A basketball backboard is suspended between the first and third enclosure poles.

A game apparatus including at least one rebound surface and flexible material dividing the rebound surface into at least two play areas includes a rebound surface mounting frame and a flexible material mounting frame coupled to hold the frames in substantially fixed relationship but allow movement of one frame in relation to the other for stress relief between the frames. At least one cross member supports the flexible material between play areas and reinforces the flexible material mounting frame. The individual play areas are formed by separate preassembled flexible material units that are mounted in the flexible material mounting frame and then secured together to for the individual play areas. The flexible material mounting frame includes walk bars and also supports basket assemblies used in game play.

A method to quickly attach or remove an accessory which will transform a conventional mini trampoline apparatus into a more balanced and controlled unit to achieve better physical results while exercising as well as create less strain on sore or painful joints.