an exercise apparatus may be built into a couch or other seating assembly . the seating assembly may have a pair of side structures and a seating area between the side structures . the seating assembly may be a couch having a rear face , a pair of arms and a seating area between the arms sized to seat at least two people . a case is mounted alongside one of the side structures of the seating assembly . a cable is routed through the seat assembly to the case . this cable has one end routed to emerge through the seat assembly for pulling exercises . an adjustable weight is mounted in the case and coupled to the cable . the weight can be lifted in response to pulling of the cable . the adjustable weight is accessible in a region that is spaced from the rear face of the couch to avoid any need for clearance behind the couch in order to gain access to the adjustable weight .