An exercise device adapted to extend beneath a door and provide an anchor for one or more body parts of an individual performing exercises. The device comprises an elongated body having a major length and including a rigid element enclosed in a flexible cover. The device further includes two straps extending generally transverse to the major length of the body. Both ends of each strap are secured to the body to thereby form a loop and at least one end of each strap is releasably secured to the body by a hook-and-loop type fastener of sufficient dimensions that the size of the loop can be varied.

An abdominal exercise adapter comprising two wedges and a telescopic pole extending between the two wedges. Each wedge has a vertical edge, a horizontal edge, and a third edge extending between the former two. The third edge is concave shaped. A channel runs through the bottom of the horizontal edge. Vertical members of a lower frame of an abdominal exercise device fit in the channels of each wedge, thereby allowing the adapter to rest firmly on the exercise device. Vertical members of an upper frame of the exercise device cradle in the third edge of the adapter, thus preventing the frame from returning to a resting position. When the adapter is in use with an exercise device, a user endures a more challenging exercise session since the wedges of the adapter block the upper frame from descending past a certain point. Thus, the user is forced to keep her head off the head rest, and her stomach and abdominal muscles remain tense.

A stomach exercising method includes an elongated strap that has a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side. A coupler releasably couples the first end to the second end to define a loop. A grip is attached to the first side of the strap. The strap is wrapped around a person's leg above a knee of the leg and a loop is formed with the coupler. The grip is positioned adjacent to a thigh muscle of the leg and faced away from the leg. The person grips the handle while the person is positioned on their back. The person lifts their leg upwardly with the grip and performs sit-up movements.

An abdominal exercise bench comprising an elongate upper frame and an auxiliary elongate rectangular base combined together, the upper frame having two semi-round openings for two feet of a user to extend through to hook on the frame, the base having an upper sloped-down surface and a thinner lower end to pass through a gap between the floor and a bottom end of a door, which secures immovable this exercise frame for the user ot take abdominal exercise sitting on the floor with his feet hooked on the upper frame.

The integral exercise device is made from a flexible plastic material and is designed to be rolled up into a compact unit when not in use. The exercise device includes a main body portion having apertures for receiving the user's feet or other body part, a connector portion that slides underneath a stationary object such as a door, and a shoulder portion that abuts one side of the door during use. The shoulder portion opposes the forces imposed by the user during exercising to maintain the user's feet in the desired position. The main body portion of the exerciser may be positioned by the user to any desired height. A fastener retains the exerciser in its rolled-up condition for easy transportation and storage.