Kettler Vital Back Trainer

The latest addition to my home gym is a Kettler Vital Back Trainer. As far as I can see, this item isn't available from UK suppliers, but there are a couple of German retailers who target the UK market and I purchased it from here.

The purpose of the device is to enable you to do hyperextension exercises for the lower back. If you follow the link above then you can see an animation with the product in use. So far I'm very please with it. It's reasonably priced, but good and sturdy. It also folds away when not in use, which is a real boon as I am desperately tight for space in my home gym. The height of the thigh pads is easily adjustable with a single steel pin.

I used to suffer from quite frequent back pain a few years ago. In recent years it's been much better, helped by some things I learnt by doing Pilates for a while. However I still get a bit of stiffness in one of my sacroiliac joints. Early indications are that the hyperextension exercise really help with loosening that up.

Posted on January 9, 2007

Comments (2)

jk:

Thanks, I was thinking of getting one of these. Are you still happy with it two months on?

Posted by jk | March 2, 2007 6:47 PM

John:

Yes, it's a solid piece of kit and my back is definitely stronger for using it.

Posted by John | March 3, 2007 8:13 AM

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