초록

An energy expenditure garment incorporates various techniques for providing resistance to the bending movements of the wearer. Such techniques include having a plurality of different types of resistance means. One of the resistance means is weights.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an energy expenditure garment comprising a body portion having outwardly extending limb portions, said body portion and said limb portions being made of a base fabric, the improvement being in that said garment includes a plurality of different types of resistance mean

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In an energy expenditure garment comprising a body portion having outwardly extending limb portions, said body portion and said limb portions being made of a base fabric, the improvement being in that said garment includes a plurality of different types of resistance means which have resistance characteristics whereby the force required for a user to move a part of the user's body is greater than the force required for stretching said base fabric and resisting said base fabric from returning toward its original condition in the absence of said resistance means.