Patent ID: 7704200

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, especially for exercising of the back musculature of a user ( 10 ) defining a longitudinal axis ( 30 ), said exercise apparatus comprising: a support surface ( 110 ) to accommodate the user ( 10 ) along the longitudinal axis ( 30 ), said support surface ( 110 ) including a reclining area ( 112 ) largely formed by a plurality of transverse elements ( 120 , 120 a ) arranged in succession on along the longitudinal axis ( 30 ), to accommodate the user ( 10 ) preferably in a prone, kneeling position, each of the transverse elements ( 120 , 120 a ) being mounted to pivot around the longitudinal axis ( 30 ) to execute a see-saw movement; and a knee support part ( 160 ) to accommodate knees ( 12 , 14 ) of the user ( 10 ), said knee support part ( 160 ) angled relative to said reclining area ( 112 ) and mounted to pivot around the longitudinal axis ( 30 ), wherein said knee support part ( 160 ) includes two knee supports ( 142 , 144 ) movable independently of each other for the knees ( 12 , 14 ) of the user ( 10 ), each of the knee supports ( 142 , 144 ) accommodating one of the knees ( 12 , 14 ) of the user ( 10 ), and wherein the knee support part ( 160 ) is positioned relative to the support surface ( 110 ) to orient the user ( 10 ) in a prone, kneeling position with their upper body supported by the reclining area ( 112 ) and their knees ( 12 , 14 ) supported by the knee support part ( 160 ).