Striding exerciser with upwardly curved tracks.

摘要

A striding exercise device (10) includes a base (12) having two elongated parallel tracks (22) which curve upwardly in a constant radial arc, and two footskates (14) which are rotatably supported on the tracks (22) for reciprocating movement thereon. The radial arc generally corresponds to the natural swinging arc of a human leg as the leg pivots about the hip. When the operator stands on the footskates (14) and reciprocates the footskates (14) back and forth along the upwardly curved tracks (22), the operator's torso is maintained in a stationary and balanced position over the base (12). The reduction in torso movement substantially eliminates strain on the leg joints, particularly the knee and hip joints, caused by up and down movement of the torso and further substantially eliminates back strain caused by reaching and bending at the waist.