Patent ID: 6485400
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A gymnastic apparatus for simultaneously exercising the back and abdominal muscles of a user, the apparatus comprising:i) an elongate beam comprising an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion; ii) upper means connected to the upper portion for engaging the upper body of the user with the user in an upright position such that, with the upper means engaged with the upper body of the user in said upright position, the upper portion of the beam is disposed at a shoulder level of the user, the middle portion of the beam is disposed at a trunk level of the user and the lower portion of the beam is disposed at a lower level of the user, the beam having a flexibility that allows it to flex when the user bends and exerts a pulling force on the upper portion with the beam providing resistance against the pulling force; iii) middle means connected to the beam for engaging a trunk portion of the user with the upper means engaged with the upper body of the user such that, when the user bends and the upper body of the user exerts a pulling force against the upper portion of the beam, the middle means contacts and supports a trunk portion of the user; and iv) lower means connected to the lower portion of the beam for engaging a lower portion of a leg of the user to restrict movement of the lower portion of the beam when the user bends and the upper body of the user exerts a pulling force against the upper portion of the beam.