Back Stretcher & Ab Trainer

Product Description

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Decompress your spine, stretch your back, and tone your abs all in one with this Brookstone back stretcher and ab trainer. The Brookstone device excels at lengthening your body: as you lean backward on the stretcher, it slowly expands your discs, helping reduce backaches, realign your spine, and improve your posture.

The Brookstone device stretches your back and exercises your abs simultaneously.

However, as you gently lower yourself back down, you'll also challenge your abs, helping you firm up your stomach muscles. Combine the features and you have a terrific device for people who want to work their core and improve their flexibility at the same time. The chair is comfortable and supportive, with soft rolls of foam and rubber that cradle your back and spine while providing the firm support you need to relax comfortably. The chair also protects your neck during ab exercises, with a head support that keeps your upper body in a position that it won't strain your spine--unlike with traditional crunches. Perhaps best of all, the device is small enough to fit in your closet when not in use. The back stretcher/ab trainer carries Brookstone's one-year warranty.

About Brookstone
Brookstone introduced itself to the world in a small classified ad selling "hard-to-find tools" in Popular Mechanics magazine in 1965. The first catalog consisted of 24 black-and-white pages, with detailed, no-nonsense information on features, capabilities, measurements, materials, and anything else that would help the customer with his or her buying decision. As Brookstone's catalog success grew, its operations expanded. Brookstone opened its first retail store in 1973 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, where it quickly developed an unsolicited walk-in trade. Today, Brookstone manages operations through its headquarters in Merrimack, New Hampshire, and runs more than 300 retail stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Originally a catalog company, Brookstone presently operates a multifaceted direct-marketing business that includes catalogs, e-mail, and affiliate marketing, and an online site offering hundreds more products than are available in its retail and airport stores.

Product Details

• ASIN: B000MGQ1WI
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,421 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

64 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Assembled easily and really works, December 10, 2007

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Stephen Keebler (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back Stretcher & Ab Trainer (Misc.)

I liked how quickly I was able to assemble this device. It took me about 15 minutes. Although it's small, when you use it appropriately, it's quite sturdy. I ordered it to help with poor back flexibility. However, I was quite surprised at how effective it was at exercising my abs. It seems the abs work to keep you stable while you arch back toward the floor. I recommend this product for people who are looking to stretch their spines but need some support while doing so. However, mind the instruction to move slowly. You get the best benefit from that.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ab Stretcher delivers, December 13, 2007

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J. L. Jones (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back Stretcher & Ab Trainer (Misc.)

This product was easy to assemble, is smaller than many ab contraptions and really stretches out my back. The only issue I have is the seat is small and not very comfortable -- I added a pillow!

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, December 12, 2007

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Back relief (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back Stretcher & Ab Trainer (Misc.)

This is just what I wanted and needed. It feels great. All the tension and compression is released from my spine when I use this back stretcher. I don't know if it does much for my stomach, you can't do crunches, but I bought it for my back. I use it all the time and my kids and friends love it too. After a long day working or even shopping, I stretch out and feel relaxed and relieved. The pain in my lower back has subsided tremendously!!!