Tilting exercise apparatus for the back

An exercise apparatus for decompressing the spine, comprising:

• a frame;
• a chair, said chair having a lower hip-supporting section and an upper back-supporting section, said upper back-supporting section connected to said lower hip-supporting section so as to extend upwardly from said lower hip-supporting section;
• said lower hip-supporting section having a lower supporting section connected to a rear supporting section, said lower supporting section extending from said rear supporting section;
• said chair pivotably coupled to said frame at a point approximately one-third of the length of said chair from a lowest portion of said chair when said chair is upright, said chair comprising a padded bar and a belt, said padded bar connected to a forward portion of said lower supporting section and urging said user's knees slightly towards said user's chest so that said user's hips are rotated slightly forwards to remove at least some curvature from said user's spine while using the exercise apparatus and said belt securing said user to said chair, said chair also comprising:
• a back cushion, said back cushion pivotably coupled to said upper back-supporting section;
• and
• a resistive element, said resistive element connected between said upper back-supporting section and said back cushion and able to contact and expand so that said upper back-supporting section and said back cushion may move with respect to each other, whereby a user of said exercise apparatus may exert pressure against said resistive element in order to exercise;
• and
• a pivotable bearing, said pivotable bearing establishing said pivotable coupling between said frame and said chair;
• whereby
• when said chair is fully tilted backwards, said upper back-supporting portion of said chair forms an angle with the floor of approximately thirty degrees (30.degree.) and a user may seat himself in said chair and tilt said chair backwards to decompress said user's spine.