Exercise device
View Patent ↗An exercise device which includes a structure with a lower outwardly extending ground-engaging surface, an upper surface which includes a seat formation for a user positioned so that a user, seated on the seat formation, can place his feet on the ground, and an upwardly extending back-supporting surface.
1. An exercise device including an inflatable or solid body comprising:
a first end;
a second end disposed opposite the first end;
a lower convex ground-engaging surface at least part of which is curved outwardly; and
an upper surface that includes a first region defining a concave seat-accommodating recess adapted and configured to accommodate a user's buttocks, and a second region defining a convex back-supporting portion adapted and configured to accommodate a user's back thereby allowing a pre-stretch and full contraction of the user's abdominal muscles,
wherein the concave seat-accommodating recess is located so that the user, upon changing his/her center of gravity or weight distribution on the upper surface, causes a different portion of the convex ground-engaging surface to contact the ground, and
wherein the convex back-supporting portion is located adjacent the second wherein the convex lower ground-engaging surface is curved outwardly in a first direction extending between the first and second ends, and is substantially linear in cross-section taken along a second direction that is transverse to the first direction.
2. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a pair of handles positioned on opposite sides of the body and disposed adjacent the front end.
3. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first and second ends are rounded, and wherein the first end, the rear end, and the concave seat-accommodating recess have substantially the same radius of curvature.
4. The exercise device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the concave seat-accommodating recess is located adjacent the first end so that the user's legs can hang over the front end and contact the ground.
5. The exercise device according to claim 1 , wherein the ground-engaging surface is linear when seen in lateral cross section.