Foot and leg exercising device providing passive motion benefits

摘要

An exercise and physical therapy device using inertia and momentum to provide both resistance training and passive assisted movement for a user's foot or feet. A foot pedal is mounted for pivoting movement in a frame. The pivoting movement of the foot pedal is translated into rotational movement of a flywheel. As a user begins pivoting motion of the foot pedal, the flywheel provide resistance to this movement. The user may continue to use the foot pedal for resistance training. Once the flywheel is in motion a user may rest a foot or feet on the foot pedal and the rotational movement of the flywheel caused by the flywheel's momentum will cause pivoting motion of the foot frame. This presents passive assisted movement to a user's foot and legs until the momentum of the flywheel is dissipated.