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Exercise rod and exercise methodsExercise rod and exercise methods description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090264267, Exercise rod and exercise methods. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
Priority is claimed of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/045,743, filed Apr. 17, 2008, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The present invention relates generally to systems for use in exercising and/or rehabilitating the human body. Variable resistance exercise devices have been popular for a number of years. Such devices generally provide variable, non-linear resistance in response to force applied by a user in order to exercise various areas of the user\'s body. Among other applications, variable resistance devices have been utilized in so-called “nautilus” machines, which are typically relatively permanent, stationary devices. While such stationary devices have proved effective and popular, they are not easily portable and so may not be easily adaptable into the daily routines of many people. Portable variable resistance devices have been developed and adopted for use by a number of people. Examples of these types of devices are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,863,159 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,004,226, each of which were issued to Gordon Brown, Jr., and each of which is incorporated herein by reference. These types of devices are essentially elongate, flexible rods that are grasped at each end by a user and bent or flexed during a workout. While such portable devices have enjoyed success, there are a number of problems with known portable devices such as these. For example, such devices are often prone to failure earlier in the product life than is desirable. Also, such devices can be non-intuitive to use. In addition, while a variety of exercises can be performed by simply grasping such devices with one hand at each end, it has been found that some users desire a more varied workout experience than those that have been available to date. In accordance with one embodiment, the present invention provides an exercise rod device, including an elongate, flexible body portion. A pair of grip sections can be positioned on opposite ends of the rod. At least one of the grip sections can be configured to allow a user to grasp an end of the rod when performing exercises. An other of the grip sections can have frictional engagement structure associated therewith, the frictional engagement structure being operable to frictionally engage an auxiliary support structure to maintain contact between the grip section and the auxiliary support structure when the rod is used to exercise the human body. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, an exercise rod device is provided, including an elongate, flexible body portion; and a pair of grip sections positioned on opposite ends of the rod. At least one of the grip sections can be configured to allow a user to grasp an end of the rod when performing exercises. At least one of the grip sections can include indicia associated therewith, the indicia dividing the grip section into at least two distinct force zones, the force zones providing differing force responses when engaged by a user when flexing the rod. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method of exercise is provided, including: obtaining an exercise rod device, the exercise rod device including an elongate, flexible body portion; grasping with each hand one of a pair of grip sections of the exercise rod device, the grip sections being positioned on opposite ends of the rod; and adjusting a position of at least one hand on at least one of the grip sections according to indicia associated with the at least one grip section to vary a force response provided by the rod as the rod is flexed. There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, various features of the invention so that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and so that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. Other features of the present invention will become clearer from the following detailed description of the invention, taken with any accompanying exemplary claims, or may be learned by the practice of the invention. Continue reading about Exercise rod and exercise methods... Full patent description for Exercise rod and exercise methods Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Exercise rod and exercise methods patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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