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An exercise garment includes front and rear panels with height adjusting straps that extend over the wearer's shoulders. The front panel includes an outer compression fabric and an inner cup assembly, which is essentially non-compressive. The cup assembly includes individual cups for each breast, wh

An exercise garment includes front and rear panels with height adjusting straps that extend over the wearer's shoulders. The front panel includes an outer compression fabric and an inner cup assembly, which is essentially non-compressive. The cup assembly includes individual cups for each breast, which can each include an under support. An elastic band extends around the bottom portion of the garment. Tensioning structures, such as side flaps extending from the back to the front, can be provided to adjust the circumferential size of the garment. The garment can include releasable connectors on the side of the garment to at least partially release the compressive tension to aid in putting on and taking off the garment.

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1. A brassiere, comprising: a rear panel;a front panel connected to the rear panel, the front panel including: an elastic, outer cover fabric,a cup assembly including a first cup and a second cup to receive the breasts of the wearer, wherein each cup includes an under support that includes a foam ma

1. A brassiere, comprising: a rear panel;a front panel connected to the rear panel, the front panel including: an elastic, outer cover fabric,a cup assembly including a first cup and a second cup to receive the breasts of the wearer, wherein each cup includes an under support that includes a foam material;a semi-rigid bridge joining the first cup to the second cup, the bridge is to reduce lateral movement of the first cup relative to the second cup;an elastic band beneath the cup assembly and operably connected to at least one of the front panel and the rear panel;a first strap extending upwardly from the rear panel to the front panel;a second strap extending upwardly from the rear panel to the front panel; and acircumferential tightening structure, operably connected to at least one of the rear panel and the front panel, to tighten the circumference of the garment around the torso of the user. 2. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the first strap and the second strap are adjustable in length to position the front panel vertically. 3. The brassiere of claim 2, wherein the first and second straps are cantilevered from the rear panel and releasably connect to the front panel. 4. The brassiere of claim 3, wherein free ends of both the first strap and the second strap tuck through a connector and lie over a portion of the respective first strap and second strap and secure thereto. 5. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the circumferential tightening structure includes at least one side flap that in a first, free position is connected to only one of the front panel and the rear panel and in a second, tensioning position has another end that connects to the other of the front panel and rear panel. 6. The brassiere of claim 5, wherein the at least one flap includes a right side flap and a left side flap. 7. The brassiere of claim 6, wherein the rear panel includes a height and wherein the right side flap and the left side flap are fixedly connected to the rear panel and extend essentially the height of the rear panel. 8. The brassiere of claim 7, wherein the right side flap and the left side flaps include a narrower end that is adapted to wrap around to the front panel and engage at least one of the front panel and the band to tension the garment around the torso of the wearer. 9. The brassiere of claim 8, wherein the band include a part of a hook and loop connector and the flaps include the other part of a hook and loop connector such that hook and loop connector releasably joins the flaps to a front of the band beneath the front panel. 10. The brassiere of claim 8, wherein the front panel and rear panel are integral with a shirt extension extending downwardly to cover a lower part of a torso of a wearer. 11. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein a connector joins the front panel to the rear panel along a side of a torso of a wearer. 12. The brassiere of claim 11, wherein the connector releases tension between the front panel and rear panel to assist in removing the garment from the wearer. 13. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the cup assembly is essentially non-elastic and includes molded cups to match the breast size of the wearer. 14. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the under support includes inner ends that end adjacent the bridge. 15. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the cups encapsulate and compress breasts of the wearer. 16. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the front panel and rear panel are integral with a shirt extension that extends downwardly past the elastic band to cover a lower part of a torso of a wearer. 17. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the bridge includes a height less that the first cup or the second cup. 18. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the bridge includes a top, a bottom and an essentially flat side, and wherein the top is narrower the bottom. 19. The brassiere of claim 1, wherein the bridge includes a semi-rigid fabric. 20. A brassiere, comprising: a rear panel; a front panel connected to the rear panel, the front panel including an elastic, outer cover fabric and an essentially inelastic cup assembly to receive the breasts of the wearer, the cup assembly including a left cup and a right cup joined by a bridge, wherein the bridge is to prevent lateral movement of the left cup relative to the right cup, wherein each cup includes an under support that includes a foam material;a first strap extending upwardly from the rear panel to the front panel;a second strap extending upwardly from the rear panel to the front panel, the first strap and second strap being adjustable to vertically position the cup assembly to receive the breasts of the wearer;an elastic band beneath the cup assembly to extend around a torso of the wearer, the band including a loop part of a hook and loop connector on a front facing portion of the band;a right side flap connected to a right side of the rear panel and extending essentially a height of the rear panel, the right side flap including a narrower end that includes the hook part of the hook and loop connector in an inward face of the right side flap, the narrower end to wrap around to the loop part on the band to connect thereto to adjust the right side size of the garment; anda left side flap connected to a left side of the rear panel and extending essentially a height of the rear panel, the left side flap including a narrower end that includes the hook part of the hook and loop connector in an inward face of the left side flap, the narrower end to wrap around to loop part on the band to adjust the left side size of the garment. 21. The brassiere of claim 20, wherein the rear panel is a racer back style. 22. The brassiere of claim 20, wherein a closure connects at least one side of the front panel to the rear panel, wherein the closure is closeable when the wearer is exercising and is adapted to be loosened to remove the brassiere. 23. The brassiere of claim 22, wherein the closure extends beneath one of the right side flap and the left side flap. 24. The brassiere of claim 23, wherein the closure separates the front panel from the rear panel to assist in removing the garment. 25. The brassiere of claim 24, wherein the bridge is semi-rigid to reduce lateral movement of the left cup and the right cup relative to each other. 26. The brassiere of claim 20, wherein the bridge is semi-rigid to reduce lateral movement of the left cup and the right cup relative to each other. 27. The brassiere of claim 20, wherein the right side flap and the left side flap are fixedly connected to the rear panel and extend essentially the height of the rear panel.