An exercise machine for exercising the calf muscles of a seated exerciser
includes: a frame configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat
assembly mounted on the frame on which the exerciser sits; a movement arm
pivotally interconnected with the frame forwardly of the seat assembly; a
heel pad mounted on the frame forwardly of the seat assembly and
configured to receive the heel of the exerciser; a trailing link
pivotally attached to the movement arm; a foot engagement member attached
to the trailing link such that the foot engagement member is positioned
above and forwardly of the heel pad, the foot engagement member having an
engagement surface configured to receive a portion of the sole of the
foot of the exerciser; and a resistance-imparting unit interconnected
with the movement arm. The movement arm is movable by the exerciser
between a flexed position, in which the sole of the foot of the exerciser
engages the engagement surface of the foot engagement member as the heel
of the exerciser engages the heel pad, such that the foot is generally
perpendicular to the shin of exerciser, and an extended position, in
which the foot points away from the shin as the sole of the foot of the
exerciser remains engaged with the engagement surface of the foot
engagement member and the heel remains engaged with the heel pad.