Exercise Device for at Least Parts of the Back Muscles of a Human Body

Abstract

Exercise device for at least parts of the back musculature of the human body, including a seat area ( 12 ) on which a user ( 9 ) of the exercise device can sit during the exercise, a back-rest ( 13 ) against which the user ( 9 ) can rest at least part of his back during the exercise, and holding elements which can sit against the front of the lower leg and/or of the knee of the user ( 9 ) during the exercise, the exercise device also including operating elements ( 7 ) which the user ( 9 ) can hold during the exercise, and wherein the user ( 9 ) can move the operating elements ( 7 ) against a restoring force in such a way that pelvic straightening and/or pelvic tilting of the user ( 9 ) is effected at least in part against the restoring force.

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       24 : An exercise device for exercising a back muscle of a human body, comprising: 
 a seat area for seating a user of the exercise device during exercising;    a back-rest for resting against at least a portion of a user's back during exercising;    holding elements configured to rest against a front of a lower leg and/or a knee of the user during exercising; and    operating elements to be held by the user during exercising and moved against a restoring force, wherein at least one of a pelvic straightening and a pelvic pivoting by the user is at least partly effected against the restoring force.    
   
   
       25 : The exercise device according to  claim 24 , wherein said operating elements are configured in the exercise device to cause the restoring force to operate in a direction of the arms of the user outstretched forward at shoulder level or at hip level.  
   
   
       26 : The exercise device according to  claim 24 , which further comprises at least one pulling element with a user end carrying one of said operating elements.  
   
   
       27 : The exercise device according to  claim 24 , which comprises at least one weight element with a weight for generating the restoring force.  
   
   
       28 : The exercise device according to  claim 24 , which comprises a restoring device for generating the restoring force selected from the group consisting of electromotive restoring elements, hydraulic restoring elements, and pneumatic restoring elements.  
   
   
       29 : The exercise device according to  claim 26 , wherein said at least one pulling element is connected to at least one of a weight element for generating the restoring force and a restoring device for generating the restoring force.  
   
   
       30 : The exercise device according to  claim 29 , wherein said pulling element is an elastic pulling element generating an elastic restoring force opposing a movement of said operating elements.  
   
   
       31 : The exercise device according to  claim 24 , which further comprises movement-limiting elements disposed to limit a movement of the user's pelvis during exercising.  
   
   
       32 : The exercise device according to  claim 31 , wherein said movement-limiting elements disposed behind a lumbar spine of the user during exercising.  
   
   
       33 : The exercise device according to  claim 31 , wherein said movement-limiting elements are disposed between said seat area and said back-rest.  
   
   
       34 : The exercise device according to  claim 31 , wherein at least one of a height level of said movement-limiting elements and/or a distance thereof from the lumbar spine area of the user is adjustable.  
   
   
       35 : The exercise device according to  claim 24 , which further comprises measuring elements disposed to register a movement of a lumbar spine of the user.  
   
   
       36 : The exercise device according to  claim 35 , which comprises display elements connected to said measuring elements and configured to display movements registered by said measuring elements.  
   
   
       37 : The exercise device according to  claim 24 , wherein said seat area slants forward relative to a horizontal orientation.  
   
   
       38 : The exercise device according to  claim 37 , wherein said seat area slants forward by an angle of between 5° and 20° relative to the horizontal.  
   
   
       39 : The exercise device according to  claim 37 , wherein said seat area slants forward by an angle of about 10° relative to the horizontal.  
   
   
       40 : The exercise device according to  claim 24 , which further comprises a height-adjustable foot-rest.  
   
   
       41 : An exercise device for exercising a back muscle of a human body, comprising: 
 a seat area for seating a user of the exercise device during exercising;    a back-rest for resting against at least a portion of a user's back during exercising;    holding elements configured to rest against a front of a lower leg and/or a knee of the user during exercising; and    measuring elements disposed to register a pelvic straightening and/or a pelvic pivoting of the user.    
   
   
       42 : The exercise device according to  claim 41 , which further comprises operating elements to be held by the user during exercising and moved against a restoring force, wherein at least one of a pelvic straightening and a pelvic pivoting by the user is at least partly effected against the restoring force.  
   
   
       43 : An exercise device for exercising a back muscle of a human body, comprising: 
 a seat area for seating a user of the exercise device during exercising;    a back-rest for resting against at least a portion of a user's back during exercising;    holding elements configured to rest against a front of a lower leg and/or a knee of the user during exercising; and    movement-limiting elements disposed to limit an amplitude of a movement of a lumbar spine area of the user.    
   
   
       44 : The exercise device according to  claim 43 , which further comprises operating elements to be held by the user during exercising and moved against a restoring force, wherein at least one of a pelvic straightening and a pelvic pivoting by the user is at least partly effected against the restoring force.  
   
   
       45 : The exercise device according to  claim 43 , which further comprises measuring elements disposed to register the pelvic straightening and/or the pelvic pivoting of the user.  
   
   
       46 : An exercise device for exercising a back muscle of the human body, wherein the user exercises in a standing position, the exercise device comprising: 
 a back-rest for resting against at least a portion of a user's back during exercising;    measuring elements disposed in a vertical direction below or in an area of said back-rest and configured to register at least one of a pelvic straightening and a pelvic tilting of the user.    
   
   
       47 : The exercise device according to  claim 46 , which further comprises operating elements to be held by the user during exercising and moved against a restoring force, wherein at least one of a pelvic straightening and a pelvic pivoting by the user is at least partly effected against the restoring force.  
   
   
       48 : The exercise device according to  claim 46 , which further comprises buttock supports for supporting a part of the user's buttocks during exercising.