Upper body exercise and flywheel enhanced dual deck treadmills
View Patent ↗An exercise device includes a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface and a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface. The exercise device further includes an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device. The first treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure, and the second treadle assembly is pivotally coupled with the frame structure. In another form, an exercise device includes a frame structure, a first treadle assembly having a first endless belt in rotatable engagement with a first roller, a second treadle assembly having a second endless belt in rotatable engagement with a second roller, and a flywheel operably coupled with the first endless belt and the second endless belt.
1. An exercise device comprising:
a frame structure;
a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface, the first treadle assembly pivotally coupled with the frame structure;
a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface, the second treadle assembly pivotally coupled with the frame structure; and
an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device, the upper body exercise assembly having a first handle structure pivotally coupled with the frame below the first treadle assembly, the first handle structure movably supported in a slot defined in the first treadle assembly.
2. The exercise device of claim 1 wherein the first handle assembly has a handle section pivotally coupled with the handle assembly.
3. An exercise device comprising:
a frame structure;
a first treadle assembly supporting a first moving surface, the first treadle assembly pivotally coupled with the frame structure;
a second treadle assembly supporting a second moving surface, the second treadle assembly pivotally coupled with the frame structure; and
an upper body exercise assembly operably associated with the exercise device, the upper body exercise assembly having at least one handle structure operably coupled with the frame structure, the at least one handle structure movably supported in a guide operably associated with one of said first or second treadle assembly.
4. The exercise device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one handle structure is coupled to a rear portion of the frame structure.
5. The exercise device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one handle structure includes a first handle structure and a second handle structure.