收腹器
收腹器（英语：Abdomenizer，或：Abdomeniser）是由加拿大脊椎按摩师丹尼斯（Dennis Colonello）发明的用于腹部锻炼的体育器材。[1][2][3] 通过美国俄亥俄州坎顿的一家公司以咨询广告的形式向外界推广。[4] 该设备是一个扁平的鞍状热成型塑料，可以对尾骨施压。[5]
在进行仰卧起坐运动时，可以使用该设备来保护后腰。[6] 很多人会用收腹器来作为滑雪橇。[7]
参考文献
- ^ US 4752067,Colonello, Dennis,“Apparatus for use in exercising the abdominal muscles”,发行于21 June 1988
- ^ Abdomenizer advert. Weekly World News. 17 October 1989 [2009-06-23]. （原始内容存档于2012-11-14）.
- ^ Green garbage bags, zippers and ginger ale, Canada's contributions many. Grand Forks Herald. 1 July 2001 [2009-06-23]. （原始内容存档于2012-10-24）.
- ^ What's what: Design expert Oliver Bennett selects objects that he finds inspirational - and those that are simply a waste of space, The Guardian, 2005
- ^ From 'as seen on TV' to as seen at the store - exercise equipment marketing ,. Discount Store News. 6 January 1992 [2009-06-23]. （原始内容存档于2009-04-28）.
- ^ Iknoian, Therese. Putting it to the test - how good is the exercise equipment hawked on late-night TV? Are the devices truly effective, safe and easy to use?. LA Times. 6 October 1991 [2009-06-23]. （原始内容存档于2012-07-01）.
- ^ O'Brien, Kathleen. Tough Sledding. The Record (New Jersey). 13 January 1993 [2009-06-23]. （原始内容存档于2012-11-05）.
外部链接
- traveler: blue skies, snowy hills, and my abdomenizer. Using an Abdomenizer as a sled, 17 March 2009.
- Infomercial Makes Leap To Big Screen: Bruce Willis To Star In Paramount Pictures' The Abdomenizer. The Onion. 12 August 1998 [2009-06-23]. （原始内容存档于2009年6月28日）. - satirical news story