Exercising device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an object of this invention to provide an exercising device which assists a user in doing push-ups.
It is a further object of this invention to provide an exercising device which encourages practitioners of push-ups to continue, while at the same time attracting new practitioners.
It is a further object of this invention to elevate the user above the floor to increase the beneficial effects of the push-up exercise.
It is a further object of this inventionh to provide a device which eliminates some of the load bearing pressure on the wrist during the push-up exercise.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an exercising device which assists the user in a natural punching motion of the fist, arm and shoulder during the push-up exercise.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a device which assists the practitioners of boxing and the martial arts in throwing a "fist-twisting" punch.
The exericising device which accomplishes the above objects comprises: a base; a platform rotatably connected to the base having a plane of rotation; a support fixably attached to the platform extending along a first axis; and an elongated handle mounted to the support, the elongated handle extending along a second axis generally parallel to the plane of rotation of the platform, the support elevating the handle away from the platform.
In a preferred embodiment, the support is five inches long.
The user then does his exercises from the elevated position of five inches increasing the exercising benefits and removing the load bearing stress from the delicate wrist bone structure.
In a further preferred embodiments, two exercising devices are connected by a band which is in the shape of a figure eight.
The band provides greater resistance to twisting rotational movement, thus increasing the work necessary to do an exercising event.
Thus, the overall benefits of the exercise are increased.
In still another preferred embodiment, the rotating platform includes a friction ring wrapped around it