Device and method for correcting posture

A device for correcting a posture of a user during exercise, the device comprising:

• a) a support, wherein the support comprises
• i) a body, defined by a front side, a back side opposite the front side, a top side adjacent to the front side and the back side, and a bottom side opposite the top side and adjacent to the front side and the back side, the body defining a sagittal plane dividing the front side and back side equally into a left side and a right side, the front side comprising a fastener, a left body panel, and a right body panel, wherein the left body panel and the right body panel are configured to cover an upper torso of a user from a neckline of a user to a waistline of the user,
• ii) a sheath, positioned on the back side along the sagittal plane extending from the top side to the bottom side, wherein the sheath defines a top opening along the top side, and a bottom opening along the bottom side, the sheath having a height of about 25 inches to about 33 inches, and
• iii) a reinforcement strap across the sheath at the top side;
• and
• b) a bar, comprising:
• i) a planar shaft having a flat anterior surface, a flat posterior surface opposite the flat anterior surface, a first side adjacent to the flat anterior surface and the flat posterior surface, and a second side opposite the first side and adjacent to the flat anterior surface and the flat posterior surface, a superior side adjacent to the flat anterior surface, the flat posterior surface, the first side, and the second side, and an inferior side opposite the superior side, and adjacent to the flat anterior surface, the flat posterior surface, the first side, and the second side,
• ii) a flanged head at the superior side of the planar shaft protruding abruptly from the first side and the second side, and
• iii) a tapered tail at the inferior side of the planar shaft opposite the flanged head, wherein the bar defines a length measured from the flanged head to the tapered tail, a width measured from the first side to the second side, and a thickness defined from the flat anterior surface and the flat posterior surface;
• c) wherein a height of the sheath measured from the top side to the bottom side is less than the length of the bar, and a width of the sheath is substantially the same as the width of the bar, and
• d) wherein the body and the sheath are made from elastic material configured to compress the bar against a spine of the user.