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Slant board

Slant board

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A slant board is a flat surface set at an angle or slant. Such boards may be used for a variety of purposes.

A slant board stretch

Movies

Movie studios provide them for actors to rest on between performances to avoid wrinkling costumes.[1]

Exercise

There are two varieties for exercises:

  1. a long padded board which will accommodate the full length of the lying body
  2. a smaller wooden platform for standing upon.

The calf muscles or triceps surae may be stretched by a daily exercise of standing upon a slant board.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Francesca Bellini, 8x10 on set still, 'Who's Minding the Store?'". eBay. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    Alfred L. Logan, Lindsay J. Rowe (1995), The foot and ankle, ISBN 9780834206052


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