A Back Twister comprises: a horizontal supporting platform 1 with attached
bearing structure 6, an elliptical stepper with two footholds 3 attached
to the horizontal supporting platform 1 a hand rotary member with two
hand grips 7 attached to the bearing structure 6, a kinematic
transmission 8 connecting the elliptical stepper and hand rotary member
such that they are rotatable in synchronisation with a 1:1 gear ratio and
the user having steady position may perform an elliptical motion with
feet and circular motion with hands while keeping his/her torso suspended
freely above the bearing structure whereby the only support for the users
body are the footholds and hand grips, which provides good exercising for
muscles and joints of the spinal column, The distance between the
elliptical stepper and hand rotary member is adjustable, to suit
different sized users.