Product Description

Stretch your back, alleviate tightness and tone your abs on one single machine! As you lean backward on our back stretcher, it helps realign your spine helping reduce back aches and improve your posture. But as you gently lower yourself back down, you ll feel how it also acts as effective exercise equipment for your abs. And unlike traditional crunches, it keeps your neck in a proper position, so you get an effective abdominal workout without straining your spine. It can help reduce back pressure, improve flexibility and alleviate discomfort and boost your abdominal strength at the same time. Just lean back, and your spine opens naturally. The soft rolls of foam and rubber cradle your back and spine while providing the firm support you need to relax comfortably. Plus, its compact design is small enough to fit in your closet when it s not in use. Order your back stretcher today and do your spine and your stomach a favor!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37089 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Brookstone

Features

• Engineered with reinforced, tear-resistant vinyl, with a flannel lining to help protect against surface scratches.
• Heavy-gauge covers stay pliable and resilient in any weather
• The PVC material is tear and puncture-resistant, and protects against cold weather down to -22 degrees F.
• Elastic edging keeps the cover on, and dirt and moisture out
• Exclusively at Brookstone

Amazon.com Product Description
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.

Customer Reviews

Assembled easily and really works
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.

Ab Stretcher delivers
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!

Great product
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!!!