An apparatus for stretching comprises a body holder for connecting to a support device. The body holder includes a body support panel for receiving an upper portion of a torso of a user, a left arm holder for receiving a left arm, and a right arm holder for receiving a right arm, and a body holder closing device. The left arm holder and the right arm holder are pivotally connected to the body support panel. The body support panel can have a curved surface to approximate a part of the torso. The left arm holder can have a flat or curved surface to approximate a left side of the torso and at least a portion of left arm. The right arm holder can have a flat or curved surface to approximate at least a right side of the torso and at least a portion of right arm.

The tipping chair (10) includes a main strut (12), a pivot seat (34) on the strut (12), a pivot slot (18) defined in the main strut (12) and a pivot strut (24) pivotally secured within the slot (18). Pivoting a prop end (28) of the pivot strut (24) out of the slot (18) of the main strut (12) backward toward a bottom end (14) of the main strut (12) causes a seat end (26) of the pivot strut (24) to raise the pivot seat (34), and the seat end (26) becomes secured to a latch (42) on an a brace surface (40) opposed to a seating surface (38) of the pivot seat (34) to position the chair (10) in a seated configuration. Reversing the process returns the chair (10) to a flat, stored configuration to be optionally stored as wall art.

The tipping chair (10) includes a main strut (12), a pivot seat (34) on the strut (12), a pivot slot (18) defined in the main strut (12) and a pivot strut (24) pivotally secured within the slot (18). Pivoting a prop end (28) of the pivot strut (24) out of the slot (18) of the main strut (12) backward toward a bottom end (14) of the main strut (12) causes a seat end (26) of the pivot strut (24) to raise the pivot seat (34), and the seat end (26) becomes secured to a latch (42) on an a brace surface (40) opposed to a seating surface (38) of the pivot seat (34) to position the chair (10) in a seated configuration. Reversing the process returns the chair (10) to a flat, stored configuration to be optionally stored as wall art.

A balance training system includes a moving carriage that moves on a moving surface, and a detection unit that detects a load received from training person's feet, and drives a driving unit based on the load's center of gravity of the feet to control movement of the moving carriage. A boarding plate is divided into a front plate on which a toe side of the feet is placed and a rear plate on which a heel side of the feet is placed. The detection unit includes right and left front load sensors, respectively provided with tilts to right and left foot sides, on a rear surface side opposite to the boarding surface of the front plate, and right and left rear load sensors, respectively provided with tilts to the right and left foot sides, on a rear surface side opposite to the boarding surface of the rear plate.

A training device for the human or animal body includes a balance body with a movable centre of mass and a holder with which the balance body can be carried. The holder includes a harness with connectors for connecting to a torso of the body and with a cavity in which the balance body is at least partially received and fixed. The harness particularly includes a first part with connector for attaching to a back of the user and a second part connected releasably to the first part. The first part and the second part adjoin each other so as to form a cavity which is open on both sides and in which the balance part is at least partially received in substantially fitting manner.

A balance trainer having a dome and a base formed integrally is provided. Also, a mold assembly for manufacturing the balance trainer that has a dome mold, a girdle, and a cover is provided. The girdle is sleeved on the dome mold and the cover is fixed on the girdle and thereby a cavity is formed in the mold assembly. Furthermore, a manufacturing process of the balance trainer is also provided. The process has the following steps: preparing ingredients of the dome and the base; feeding the ingredients of the dome into the dome mold; fixing a membrane on the dome mold via the girdle; feeding the ingredients of the base; sealing the ingredients via the cover; and then rotational molding. With the process and the mold, the rotational molding step can mold two materials at the same time, so the product can have two parts with different hardness.

Provided is an exercise device including a planar support surface and a rolling joint which is configured to enable a 360° range of motion for the exercise device. In this regard, the user may roll the exercise device along a planar surface in a forward-and-backward motion, a side-to-side motion, or in an arcuate or circular motion.

Disclosed is a device for exercising muscles and balance including a board with a support surface to accommodate at least one person performing a physical exercise, a static support structure, a suspension between the static structure and the board adapted to maintain this latter suspended and raised off the ground and first actuator of the suspension mounted on the static structure, in which the suspension includes elongated flexible elements with a first end connected to the first actuator and a second opposite end connected to the board, the actuator being controllable by a control unit adapted to generate a sequence of activation and deactivation signals to move the suspension and, therefore, to vary the height or the tilt of the board or both.

A portable exercise bar is provided. The bar is particularly suited to individuals wishing to obtain balance and positional support during an exercise routine, especially routines involving the lifting and balancing of the user's legs. The bar is useful for practicing ballet and dance moves in temporary environments where there is a door that can be used for supporting the device. Thus, the bar is configured for secure, yet removeable, attachment to a common door. Further, the exercise bar of the present invention is lightweight and can be conveniently packed for modern travel needs.

A twirl training device that is a mold that has a top and a bottom side. The top side receives the foot of a user. A front part of the top side of the mold receive the ball of the foot of the user. A middle part of the top side of the mold defines an instep that rises at an angle from about thirty degree to about 45 degree from the front part of the top side of the mold. The rear part of the top side is a heel portion. The bottom side of the mold has a front portion, a middle portion and a rear portion, the front and middle portion of the bottom side slope upward from the rear portion of the bottom side. The heel portion of the top side and the rear portion of the bottom side are parallel. The twirl training device has a width that is at least two and half inches.