Abstract: An improved toilet seat is provided that includes a number of integral handles configured such that a person using the seat can stabilize or balance his or her body while exerting downward force on the seat. The toilet seat includes a seating element having an upper surface, an outer periphery that extends beyond an upper rim of a toilet bowl, a plurality of handles integrally formed in the seating element, a rear section, a narrow front section that forms at least one handle, and a transition section from the rear section to the narrow front section. Domestic, commercial, and other embodiments are also provided.