FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates, in general, to a foot platform for an exercise device, and, in particular to separate foot platforms for an exercise device including a glide board.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An aspect of the invention involves an inclinable rebounding exercise device comprising at least one inclinable rail having an upper and a lower end; an adjustable support assembly that allows the at least one rail to be adjusted to a desired inclination angle; a sliding platform slidably mounted with respect to the at least one rail; a support base; a foot platform assembly including a pair of resilient, independent foot platforms coupled to the support base. The pair of resilient, independent foot platforms allow for a soft landing achieved by absorbing energy therein, reducing joint stress and allowing greater muscle exercise.

Another aspect of the invention involves a method of using the inclinable rebounding exercise device of the aspect of the invention described immediately above. The method comprising the steps of adjusting the at least one rail at a desired incline using the adjustable support assembly; laying one's back on the sliding platform with one's head near the upper end of the at least one inclinable rail; supporting each of one's feet on each of the foot platforms; and bending and extending at least one of one's legs, pushing off of at least one of the foot platforms with at least one of one's feet to move one's torso with and on the sliding platform whereby at least one of the resilient, independent foot platforms provide a springy, resilient feel when the user presses and bounces off the foot platform with at least one foot.

A further aspect of the invention involves a foot platform assembly for an exercise device comprising a pair of resilient, independent foot platforms, and the pair of resilient, independent foot platforms allow for a soft landing achieved by absorbing energy therein, reducing joint stress and allowing greater muscle exercise.

One or more implementations of the aspects of the invention described above includes one or more of the following: the support base includes a base support tube with a pair of tubular sockets, and the foot platform assembly includes reduced-diameter strut tubes that received by the pair of tubular sockets, the foot platform assembly includes a spring support tube that the pair of resilient, independent foot platforms are resiliently mounted to, and larger-diameter strut tubes that couple the spring support tube to the reduced-diameter strut tubes, each foot platform includes a H-shaped tubing support assembly with H-shaped support blades, each foot platform includes a front foot platform member and a rear foot platform member, one of the front foot platform member and the rear foot platform member includes a centrally disposed rectangular mounting section and the other of the front foot platform member and the rear foot platform member includes a centrally disposed rectangular hole that receives the rectangular mounting section for mounting the front foot platform member and the rear foot platform member together, the front foot platform member includes a front with treads to engage one's feet during use, the foot platform assembly includes a spring support and springs that resiliently mount the pair of resilient, independent foot platforms are to the spring support, and the springs are a pair of leaf springs; pushing off of at least one of the foot platforms with at least one of one's feet includes contacting both foot platforms simultaneously with one's feet; pushing off of at least one of the foot platforms with at least one of one's feet includes using only one foot on the foot platform assembly at a time, as opposed to two feet contacting both foot platforms simultaneously; pushing off of at least one of the foot platforms with at least one of one's feet includes alternating foot contact with the foot platforms whereby one foot contacts one foot platform followed by the other foot contacting the other foot platform, in a stepping motion; varying resistance when pushing off of at least one of the foot platforms with at least one of one's feet by adjusting the incline of the at least one rail using the adjustable support assembly; pushing off of at least one of the foot platforms with at least one of one's feet includes performing at least one of the following exercises: a squat exercise, a bridge squat exercise, a plyometric squat exercise, sprinters, running, jogging, and walking; adjusting the incline of the at least one rail to a substantially horizontal orientation, and pushing off of at least one of the foot platforms with at least one of one's feet with the incline of the at least one rail in a substantially horizontal orientation.

