PUSHUP AND PLANKING EXERCISE DEVICE

Abstract

An apparatus for assisting pushups or planks comprising a base structure having a substrate contact surface and a flat padded bench rotatably coupled to the base structure. The flat padded bench has rectangular shape adapted to support the user and not interfere with the user’s shoulders when performing a pushup or plank. The flat padded bench is rotatable relative the base structure about an axis of rotation from a neutral position to a first fully rotated position and a second fully rotated position. The height of the device is selected to allow users to perform pushups or planks.

Description

Claims

1. An apparatus for assisting pushups or planks: a base structure having a substrate contact surface;a flat padded bench rotatably coupled to the base structure and having a rectangular shape, the flat padded bench comprising: a top surface;a bottom surface;longitudinal sides; andtransverse ends; andwherein the the flat padded bench is rotatable relative the base structure about an axis of rotation from a neutral position to a first fully rotated position and a second fully rotated position, and wherein the top surface is six to fourteen inches from the substrate contact surface when in the neutral position.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein in the base structure has an adjustable height.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top surface is ten to twelve inches from the substrate contact surface when in the neutral position.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat padded bench is sixteen to twenty four inches long and eight to fourteen inches wide.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the flat padded bench is twenty to twenty four inches long.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat padded bench is rotatable at least thirty five degrees from the horizontal.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat padded bench is rotatable at least forty five degrees from the horizontal.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat padded bench is rotatable about the axis of rotation either direction a maximum of thirty degrees to fifty degrees.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base structure comprises a transverse support member that defines the axis of rotation.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat padded bench has a lateral axis and wherein the axis of rotation is parallel to and in a vertical plane with the lateral axis when the flat padded bench is in the neutral position.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat padded bench is coupled to the base structure by a revolute joint.

12. An exercise method comprising: providing an apparatus comprising: a base structure having a substrate contact surface;a flat padded bench rotatably coupled to the base structure and having a rectangular shape, the flat padded bench comprising: a top surface;a bottom surface;longitudinal sides; andtransverse ends, wherein the the flat padded bench is rotatable relative the base structure about an axis of rotation from a neutral position to a first fully rotated position and a second fully rotated position, and wherein the top surface is six to fourteen inches from the substrate contact surface when in the neutral position;positioning a user’s body on the apparatus to achieve a desired difficulty for an exercise; andperforming the excercise with assistance from the apparatus.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the exercise is a pushup or a plank.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising moving the user’s body longitudinally relative to the apparatus to adjust the difficulty of the exercise.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein performing the exercise comprises causes the flat padded bench to rotate relative to the base structure.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the exercise is an accessory exercise.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the exercise is performed during a recovery stage of an injury.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the top surface is ten to twelve inches from the substrate contact surface when in the neutral position.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flat padded bench is sixteen to twenty four inches long and eight to fourteen inches wide.

20. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the flat padded bench is twenty to twenty four inches long.