Portable abdominal and aerobic exercise mat

Abstract

A portable combination exercise mat adjustable for varying degrees of difficulty is disclosed. The exercise mat combines abdominal, aerobic, weight lifting, and resistance exercises. The exercise mat is easy to produce, compact in size, inexpensive, and readily transportable.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to floor exercise mats and more particularly to an exerciser that seeks to combine cardio, muscular development and abdominal exercises in one portable device.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]There exist numerous types of exercisers ranging in cost from a few hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars. Often, these exercisers are limited to just one or a few exercise routines, and when enabled to do more tend to be large, heavy, expensive, occupy lot of space and cannot be easily transported. In case where an exerciser is relatively inexpensive and portable, it also tends to be very limited in the number of routines it is capable of performing. Typical of such exercisers are chest expanders that have springs positioned between two hand grips and can be used primarily to develop arm and chest muscles. Limited elongation of the springs and the design of the hand grips make it cumber...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a simple, affordable and portable exercise system that enables development of many muscle groups.

[0010]It is another object of the present invention to connect the mat sections to each other and enable easy folding and transportation.

[0020]A further object of the present invention is to provide an exercise system that is affordable, easy to store and requires minimal storage space.

Problems solved by technology

Often, these exercisers are limited to just one or a few exercise routines, and when enabled to do more tend to be large, heavy, expensive, occupy lot of space and cannot be easily transported.

In case where an exerciser is relatively inexpensive and portable, it also tends to be very limited in the number of routines it is capable of performing.

Limited elongation of the springs and the design of the hand grips make it cumbersome to use these devices to develop any other muscle groups.

Similar to these exercisers are stretchable elements, usually made of rubber or similar materials, but also suffering from similar limitations as the chest expanders.

Other exercisers employing flexible loops that also usually include handles exist but seem to have difficulties in adopting the loops to the hand or the foot of the user.

Even in case where a mat is portable, its functionality remains limited.

While these exercisers provide for good aerobic workout they lack the ability to develop abdominal muscles.

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