Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Abdomenizer (or Abdomeniser) was an abdominal exerciser invented in 1984 by Canadian chiropractor Dennis Colonello and marketed through infomercials by the Fitness Quest corporation of Canton, Ohio. It was an almost flat, saddle-like piece of thermoformed plastic, about 2 by 3 feet, with handles and a depression for the tailbone. The infomercial, first broadcast in October 1988 and featuring Charlene Tilton, promised that you would "rock, rock, rock your way to a firmer stomach". By 1992, 1.5 million had been sold directly from TV advertising, and 2 million more had been sold in stores, but it is no longer sold.The product was designed to protect the lower back during sit-ups, "But they won't make the exercise any easier and they won't magically "firm both upper and lower abdominals," as the box claims." Using an Abdomenizer might lead to overly fast movements, causing injury. Wired described it as:Many people used them as snow sleds, and a warning label was affixed advising against this use."@en }
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- Abdomenizer abstract "The Abdomenizer (or Abdomeniser) was an abdominal exerciser invented in 1984 by Canadian chiropractor Dennis Colonello and marketed through infomercials by the Fitness Quest corporation of Canton, Ohio. It was an almost flat, saddle-like piece of thermoformed plastic, about 2 by 3 feet, with handles and a depression for the tailbone. The infomercial, first broadcast in October 1988 and featuring Charlene Tilton, promised that you would "rock, rock, rock your way to a firmer stomach". By 1992, 1.5 million had been sold directly from TV advertising, and 2 million more had been sold in stores, but it is no longer sold.The product was designed to protect the lower back during sit-ups, "But they won't make the exercise any easier and they won't magically "firm both upper and lower abdominals," as the box claims." Using an Abdomenizer might lead to overly fast movements, causing injury. Wired described it as:Many people used them as snow sleds, and a warning label was affixed advising against this use.".