Combination twister and stepper exercise device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is based on the concept of combining two different forms of exercise in the same machine including a form of exercise which includes pivoted poles for providing an arm exercise.
As later described the combined unit can combine a conventional twist device with a conventional stepper.
Use is made of the fact that some forms of twist devices are provided with pivoted arms.
Reference is made, for example, to the Twist 'N Ski device which is a trademark of NordicTrack.
In the Twist 'N Ski device a disk or rotatably mounted on a base which in turn is mounted to a frame having a pair of pivotable arms.
Any suitable type stepper could be used such as the Doubler Burner Exercise Machine which includes a pair of steps mounted on hydraulic cylinders and also includes pivoted poles.
In known stepper and twister devices the pivotally mounted poles have adjustable resistance in order to vary the upper body exercise through use of the poles.
If desired the variable resistance could also be achieved in the manners described in the parent applications, the details of which are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
FIGS.
1-3 illustrate one form of this invention wherein the combination stepper and twister device 100 is shown in the form of a stepper 102 which is mounted directly on a twister 104 with the pivoted arms 106 being disposed at the end of the frame 108 for the twister.
In this embodiment of the invention twister 104 is formed similar to a turntable having an upper disk 110 disposed on a pivot member 112 generally at one end of frame 108 with the arm assembly 106 mounted to the opposite end of frame 108.
Arm assembly 106 includes a pair of arms 114,114 each of which is pivotally mounted to an adjustable resistance unit 116.
The arms 114 may be of bent construction as shown in FIG.
3 to allow the user's legs to clear as the user rotates from side to side.
Stepper 102 includes a pair of side by side steps 118,118 each of which is pivotally mounted at one end thereof