Exercise device

An exercise machine, comprising:

• a frame having a first end and a second end opposite said first end;
• a back support engaged with said frame, said back support inclining from a lower first end closest to said first end of said frame, to a higher end closest to said second end of said frame;
• said exercise machine configured with an exercise position for a user positioning a torso of said user contacting said back support and inclining in a direction running from hips of said user in a position closest to said lower end, toward a head of said user elevated above said hips;
• a pivoting arm rotationally engaged with said frame;
• a contact member in a connection to said pivoting arm, said contact member extending from said connection to said pivoting arm in a horizontal disposition above said back support to a distal end;
• said contact member rotating said pivoting arm when moved from a lowered position closest to said back support, to a raised position;
• said pivoting arm configured for engagement with a load which resists movement of said contact member from said lowered position to said raised position;
• and
• wherein said contact member is movable from said lowered position toward said raised position, by a movement of said body of said user along a sagittal plane, from said exercise position contacting said back support, to a position elevated from said back support.