An elliptical exercise apparatus including a frame, a crank, a pair of
guide tracks, and a pair of flexibly resilient foot supports that provide
elliptical exercises. Each foot support comprises a leaf spring and a foot
engagement pad configured to receive the foot of a user. The foot
engagement pads rotate in elliptical paths and the leaf springs flex in
varying degree to accommodate for varying forces and gaits of different
users. The leaf springs provide upward biasing forces in direct response
to sudden and irregular downward forces, thereby flexing to improve the
feel of the exercise.
