An exercise apparatus includes a frame for residing on a horizontal
surface, a pair of arm-supporting members for supporting the user's arms
and a pair of leg-supporting members for supporting the user's legs. A
linkage assembly couples the arm-supporting members and leg-supporting
members to the frame and moves the arm-supporting members and
leg-supporting members in closed paths relative to the frame in response
to user forces applied to the arm-supporting members and leg-supporting
members. The linkage assembly includes actuators for adjusting dimensions
of the closed paths in response to control signal inputs. Sensors mounted
on the linkage assembly generate force-indicating signals representing
one or more of the user force. A user interface receives and processes
the force-indicating signals and supplies the control signal inputs to
the actuators, wherein a dimension of at least one of the closed paths is
a function of at least one of the forces applied to the leg and
arm-supporting members.