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slant board

American  
Or slantboard

noun

  1. a tiltable board that allows a person to lie with the feet higher than the head while doing exercises.


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Dancers suspend themselves to hang in space or, on the slant board, use the ropes to steady themselves while shifting their weight off the usual horizontal plane.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2023

If you’re looking for more of a challenge, Orton recommends finding a slant board or wobble board at the gym.

From Time • Sep. 22, 2015

“When I did “Batman Forever,” I had a slant board to lean on.

From New York Times • May 8, 2015

By itself, the slant board can be seen as an art object, its utilitarian plainness and wooden smoothness offering sculptural form, its ropes inviting experiment.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2011

A hundred sit-ups on a steep slant board, then 60 leg lifts, are topped off by 45 minutes of aerobics, propelled by pulse-pounding rock music.

From Time Magazine Archive