Muscle exercising apparatus
An exercise apparatus is provided. The exercise apparatus includes a substantially round, hollow element having an exterior surface and an interior cavity, with the round, hollow element having a U-shaped cross-section, the U-shape including two distal ends. The exercise apparatus also includes at least two rims, each rim positioned about a portion of the round, hollow element at each distal end of the U-shape. A spacer member is located between each distal end of the U-shape and between the rims and at least two fasteners extend between both of the at least two rims, the fasteners providing a clamping force to the at least two rims so that the spacer member and both distal ends of the round, hollow element are fixed relative to each other.
1. An exercise apparatus comprising:
a substantially round, hollow element comprising an exterior surface and an interior cavity, the substantially round, hollow element having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, the U-shape including two distal ends;
two rims, each rim positioned about a portion of the substantially round, hollow element at each distal end;
a spacer member located between each distal end of the U-shape and between the rims; and
at least two fasteners positionable between both of the two rims, the fasteners structured to provide a clamping force to the two rims so that the spacer member and both distal ends of the substantially round, hollow element are fixed relative to each other.
2. The exercise apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one handle coupled to the two rims and spanning a diameter of both of the two rims so that the at least one handle is located within a diameter of the substantially round, hollow element.
3. The exercise apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising at least one sphere located within the interior cavity of the substantially round, hollow element.
4. The exercise apparatus of claim 1 , where the round, hollow element is comprised of a material that deforms when squeezed by a user.
5. The exercise apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one sphere is located within an interior cavity of the substantially round, hollow element, the at least one sphere comprised of a material selected from a group consisting of: a rubber, a plastic, an iron, a steel, a stainless steel, an aluminum, and a combination of two or more thereof.
6. The exercise apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of spheres located within an interior cavity of the substantially round, hollow element, wherein the plurality of spheres each comprise a different weight or a different diameter.
7. The exercise apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a semicircular aperture located in each of the two rims, and arranged to form a first circular aperture;
a second circular aperture located in the spacer member, with the first and second apertures positionable over each other; and
a third circular aperture located in a slideable element, the slideable element located between the spacer member and the two rims, with the slideable element moveable so that the third circular aperture is positionable relative to the first and second apertures.
8. The exercise apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one sphere is located within an interior cavity of the substantially round, hollow element, and the exercise apparatus is capable of being rotated by a user in a generally circular motion causing the sphere to rotate relative to the substantially round, hollow element.
9. An exercise apparatus comprising:
a generally round, hollow element comprising an exterior surface and an interior cavity and formed into a circular shape;
a handle secured to the generally round, hollow element, with the handle spanning a diameter of the circular shape;
a sphere located within the interior cavity of the generally round, hollow element;
where the exercise apparatus is capable of being rotated by a user in a generally circular motion causing the sphere to rotate relative to the generally round, hollow element;
where the generally round, hollow element comprises an exterior surface and an interior cavity, the substantially round, hollow element having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, the U-shape including two distal ends;
further comprising two rims, each rim positioned about a portion of the generally round, hollow element at each distal end;
a spacer member located between each distal end of the U-shape and between the rims; and
at least two fasteners positionable between both of the two rims, the fasteners structured to provide a clamping force to the two rims so that the spacer member and both distal ends of the substantially round, hollow element are fixed relative to each other.
10. The exercise apparatus of claim 9 , where the round, hollow element is comprised of a material that deforms when squeezed by a user.
11. An exercise apparatus comprising:
a substantially round, hollow element comprising an exterior surface and an interior cavity, the substantially round, hollow element having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, the U-shape including two distal ends;
two rims, each rim positioned about a portion of the substantially round, hollow element at each distal end, a semicircular aperture located in each of the two rims, and arranged to form a first circular aperture;
a spacer member located between each distal end of the U-shape and between the rims, a second circular aperture located in the spacer member, with the first and second apertures positionable over each other; and
a third circular aperture located in a slideable element, the slideable element located between the spacer member and the two rims, with the slideable element moveable so that the third circular aperture is positionable relative to the first and second apertures.
12. The exercise apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising at least two fasteners positionable between both of the two rims, the fasteners structured to provide a clamping force to the two rims so that the spacer member and both distal ends of the substantially round, hollow element are fixed relative to each other.
13. The exercise apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising at least one handle coupled to the two rims and spanning a diameter of both of the two rims so that the at least one handle is located within a diameter of the substantially round, hollow element.
14. The exercise apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising at least one sphere located within the interior cavity of the substantially round, hollow element.
15. The exercise apparatus of claim 11 , where the round, hollow element is comprised of a material that deforms when squeezed by a user.
16. The exercise apparatus of claim 11 , wherein at least one sphere is located within an interior cavity of the substantially round, hollow element, the at least one sphere comprised of a material selected from a group consisting of: a rubber, a plastic, an iron, a steel, a stainless steel, an aluminum, and a combination of two or more thereof.