Patent ID: 7966679

Claim:
A stretch assist cushion for use while doing various types of stretching exercises including a stretching exercise for a user's body portion including a hip joint, said stretch assist cushion comprising: an upper member that has an upper surface serving as a sitting surface in contact with the user's hip directly or through a covering member covering the upper member, the upper member being made of an elastic material; and a lower member that is located below the upper member and has a lower surface serving as a bottom surface of the cushion in contact with a floor directly or through a covering member covering the lower member, the lower member being made of a material harder than the material of the upper member, wherein, when the cushion is positioned such that the bottom surface is in contact with the floor, the sitting surface has a predetermined tilt angle relative to the floor, and the lower member serves to determine a predetermined distance between the floor and the lowest point of the sitting surface that has the predetermined tilt angle relative to the floor, and wherein the upper member has a rectangular or square top view shape, and a triangular side view shape, and the lower member has a rectangular or square top view shape, and a triangular or trapezoid side view shape.