Spine corrector exercise system

Abstract

An exercise system including an ergonomic shape and multiple locations for resistance bands is disclosed. The system includes a wavelike body having a first peak and a second peak and a trough disposed between the first peak and the second peak. The first and second peak are separated by a separation distance in a longitudinal direction, and the first peak and the second peak extends in a height wise direction to different heights. A rib cage chassis including multiple distinct chambers may extend laterally through the curved body and be disposed underneath the first peak. An upper surface of the rib cage chassis may have a curved shape generally corresponding to a curvature of a top surface of the first peak in the longitudinal direction. A storage compartment and a carrying handle may also be included.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise system, comprising:
 a body portion comprising a first peak and a second peak and a trough disposed between the first peak and the second peak that defines a separation distance between the first peak and the second peak, the curved body extending longitudinally in a longitudinal direction and laterally along a widthwise direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;   wherein the first peak and the second peak are separated by the separation distance in the longitudinal direction, the first peak extending in the longitudinal direction for a different amount than the second peak extends in the longitudinal direction; and   a rib cage chassis extending laterally through the curved body disposed underneath the first peak, the rib cage chassis including at least one chamber having an upper surface having a curved shape generally corresponding to a curvature of a top surface of the first peak in the longitudinal direction.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise system of  claim 1 , wherein the rib cage chassis comprises a plurality of chambers including the at least one chamber, and
 wherein each chamber of the plurality of chambers is disposed at a different elevation relative to a bottom load bearing surface of the curved body.   
     
     
         3 . The exercise system of  claim 2 , wherein each chamber is configured to allow the positioning of the elastic band in two different positions in which a relative height of each of the two different positions is different and a relative distance measured in the longitudinal direction from the trough is different. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise system of  claim 2 , wherein each chamber of the rib cage chassis is separated from an adjacent chamber by at least one column. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise system of  claim 4 , wherein each of the columns are inclined relative to the bottom load bearing surface an intersection of each of the inclined columns and the upper surface of the chamber is chamfered. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise system of  claim 5 , wherein the rib cage chassis comprises smooth low friction surfaces to promote gliding type movement of the elastic band. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise system of  claim 1 , further comprising: a first storage cavity disposed underneath the first peak and a second storage cavity disposed underneath the second peak; and
 a bottom portion including a planar lower surface comprising at least one removable cover configured to open and close and thereby selectively provide access to the first storage cavity and the second storage cavity.   
     
     
         8 . An exercise system, comprising:
 a curved body comprising a relatively large peak and a relatively small peak and a trough disposed between the relatively large peak and the relatively small peak that defines a separation distance between the relatively large peak and the relatively small peak, the curved body extending in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis and laterally along a widthwise axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;   the relatively large peak and the relatively small peak are separated by the separation distance in the longitudinal direction, the relatively large peak extending a first distance in the longitudinal direction and the relatively small peak extending a second distance in the longitudinal direction, the first distance being greater than the second distance;   a first storage cavity disposed underneath the relatively large peak and a second storage cavity disposed underneath the relatively small peak;   a bottom portion including a planar lower surface comprising at least one removable cover configured to open and close and thereby selectively provide access to the first storage cavity and the second storage cavity;   the curved body including a core component and a surface component surrounding the core component; and   the curved body having a rib cage chassis extending laterally through the curved body for securing an elastic band therein and being disposed underneath the relatively large peak, the rib cage chassis comprising at least one chamber having an upper surface having a curved shape generally corresponding to a curvature of a top surface of the relatively large peak.   
     
     
         9 . The exercise system of  claim 8 , wherein the core component comprises a first foam material and the surface component comprises a second foam material. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise system of  claim 8 , wherein the core component comprises a first material chosen from Polyethylene foam and/or Polyurethane foam and the surface component comprises a second material chosen from Ethylene-vinyl acetate, and/or polyethylene vinyl acetate. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise system of  claim 10 , wherein the first material and the second material are adhered together by a cross-linking adhesive. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise system of  claim 8 , wherein the rib cage chassis comprises a plurality of chambers, and
 wherein each chamber is disposed at a different elevation relative to a bottom load bearing surface of the curved body.   
     
     
         13 . The exercise system of  claim 12 , wherein each chamber is configured to allow the positioning of the elastic band in two different positions in which a relative height of each of the two different positions is different and a relative distance measured in the longitudinal direction from the trough is different. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise system of  claim 8 , wherein the relatively large peak reaches a maximum height that is a third distance immediately above the planar lower surface and the relatively small peak reaches a maximum height that is a fourth distance immediately above the planar lower surface, and
 wherein the third distance is less than the fourth distance.   
     
     
         15 . The exercise system of  claim 8 , wherein the rib cage chases comprises a plurality of fixation points, each fixation point being configured for securing an elastic exercise band, respectively. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise system of  claim 15 , wherein the curved body comprises at least one storage cavity. 
     
     
         17 . The exercise system of  claim 16 , further comprising a transport strap coupled to the curved body. 
     
     
         18 . A method of using an exercise system, comprising:
 providing an exercise system, comprising:   a top portion including a curved body comprising a first peak and a second peak and a trough disposed between the first peak and the second peak that defines a separation distance between the first peak and the second peak, the curved body extend in a longitudinal direction along a longitudinal axis and laterally along a widthwise axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;   wherein the first peak and the second peak are separated by the separation distance in the longitudinal direction, the first peak extending a first distance in the longitudinal direction and the second peak extending a second distance in the longitudinal direction, the first distance being greater than the second distance; and   the system having a rib cage chassis extending laterally through the curved body for securing an elastic band therein and being disposed underneath the first peak, the rib cage chassis comprising an upper surface having a curved shape generally corresponding to a curvature of a top surface of the first peak, and the rib cage chasing including a plurality of chambers,   wherein each chamber is disposed at a different elevation relative to a bottom load bearing surface of the curved body, and   extending an elastic band through at least one chamber of the rib cage chassis.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , further comprising:
 placing the exercise system flat on a ground surface;   disposing a user's buttocks in the trough;   pressing the users back against the relatively large peak and aligning the spine of the user according to a curvature defined by the upper surface of the wave like body between the trough and the relatively large peak; and   disposing the elastic band through an optimal chamber of the rib cage chassis, wherein the optimal chamber aligns a fulcrum point of the elastic band in an optimal position underneath the user's shoulders.