Patent ID: 7070548

Claim:
An exercise device for exercising the abdominal muscles, the device comprising: a motion arm on a support means, the motion arm spaced apart from an exerciser in a standing position, the motion arm having a handle means configured so that an exerciser is able to grasp the handle means at waist or chest level with the exerciser's arm straight or with elbows bent and the exerciser standing in a straight upright position, the motion arm capable of being moved away from the exerciser when the exerciser pushes out on the motion arm causing and allowing the exerciser's body to lean forward while maintaining a straight body position bending at the ankles with the heels slightly elevated, thereby stretching the abdominal muscles, the motion arm being capable of stopping when the exerciser is leaning forward with arms extended out and up from the exerciser's body still held in a straight body position, and the motion arm being capable of returning toward the exerciser when the exerciser pulls back the motion bar causing and allowing the body still held in a straight body position to return to the upright standing position, thereby tightening the abdominal muscles, and a chest support means for receiving the chest of the exerciser when the exerciser leans forward and further comprising a roller means between the motion arm and a roller track means attached to the chest support means.