A mechanical device that performs single, orthogonal, alternate, and
independent movements which, adapted in an apparatus, can be applied to
the prevention of lower limb thrombosis suffered by people who spend long
hours in a sitting position. The device includes a solid cylinder shaped
as a horizontal axis with a solid, centered, and jointly-moving sphere
with grooves on its surface, along which runs a guiding bolt that guides
the movement all along the grooves. The guiding bolt is joined to one of
the arms of a fork-shaped piece. On the other arm of the fork, there is a
ball-holding cavity with a spring to push a ball into a depression on the
sphere surface opposite to the grooves. The guiding grooves engraved on
the piece, which are read by the guiding bolt, are transferred to the
pedals adhered to the gym apparatus.