| 摘要 |
A balance apparatus for use during an exercise routine includes a frame and a platform having a surface against which the body of an individual is positioned or bears against during the performance of an exercise routine. The platform is pivotally connected to the frame to accommodate a pivoting of the platform relative to the frame about at least one pivot axis through a limited number of angular degrees about the at least one pivot axis so that in order for the individual to maintain the platform in a balanced and stationary condition relative to the frame as he is positioned or bears against the platform, the individual must distribute any force which bears against the platform surface substantially evenly or equally about the at least one pivot axis. The balance apparatus is particularly well-suited for use during the performance of an exercise routine involving the movement of the limbs of an individual between bent and extended conditions as a resistive force opposes the movement of the limbs between the bent and extended conditions, and embodiments of the balance apparatus can be used with or incorporated within an exercise machine which requires that the individual bear against a surface, such as a floor or a bench, during the performance of an exercise routine.
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