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The Abdominizer (often spelled Abdomenizer) was an abdominal exerciser invented in 1984 by Canadian chiropractor Dennis Colonello[1][2] and marketed through infomercials[3] by the Fitness Quest corporation of Canton, Ohio, selling around six million. It was designed to protect the lower back during sit-ups.
- ^ US 4752067, Colonello, Dennis, "Apparatus for use in exercising the abdominal muscles", issued 21 June 1988
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