The invention provides an antigravity muscle exerciser comprising a garment which when worn by a user is close-fitting and covers at least the torso of said user. The garment comprises separate top and bottom portions or is a one-piece article, and has incorporated therein first portions of flexible
The invention provides an antigravity muscle exerciser comprising a garment which when worn by a user is close-fitting and covers at least the torso of said user. The garment comprises separate top and bottom portions or is a one-piece article, and has incorporated therein first portions of flexible material on each side of the torso which extend from the pelvis to beyond a respective shoulder where the portions are contiguous with a second portion of flexible material which extends across the top of the head of the user in a coronal plane. The portions of flexible material in combination have a length and elasticity which creates axial compression between the top of the head and the pelvis. The invention also provides a method of utilizing the garment exercising deep posture and antigravity muscles.
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1. An antigravity muscle exerciser comprising a garment fabricated from material which when worn by a user is close-fitting and covers at least the torso of said user, wherein the garment comprises separate top and bottom portions or is a one-piece article, and wherein the garment has incorporated t
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An antigravity muscle exerciser comprising a garment fabricated from material which when worn by a user is close-fitting and covers at least the torso of said user, wherein the garment comprises separate top and bottom portions or is a one-piece article, and wherein the garment has incorporated therein: first portions of flexible material on each side of the torso which extend from the pelvis to beyond a respective shoulder where the portions are contiguous with a second portion of flexible material which extends across the top of the head of the user in a coronal plane, wherein said first portions of flexible material in combination with the second portion of flexible material have a length and elasticity which creates axial compression between the top of the head and the pelvis; and wherein the garment further comprises full length sleeves, or full length legs, or full length sleeves and full length legs, which create axial compression between the proximal and distal ends of a limb when the garment is being worn. 2. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the sleeves and legs comprise additional material in the fabric making up the sleeves or legs to increase the axial compression between the proximal and distal ends of a limb. 3. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the material in the fabric making up the sleeves and legs comprises two-way stretch fabric. 4. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein only parts of the first and second portions of flexible material are elastic. 5. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the first and second portions of flexible material are combined and are elastic throughout the length of the combination. 6. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the first and second portions of flexible material are combined and only part of the combination is elastic. 7. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 5, wherein the first portions of flexible material are bifurcated around each armhole of the garment. 8. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the portions of flexible material that extend from the pelvis are anchored in the pelvic area by loop members which are worn around the legs of a user in the region of the upper thigh. 9. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 5, wherein: the portions of flexible material that extend from the pelvis are anchored in the pelvic area by loop members which are worn around the legs of a user in the region of the upper thigh; andthe looped members are contiguous with the portions of material. 10. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 9, wherein the looped members are present in combination with a further member that extends across the back of the user in the lower lumbar region. 11. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the portion of flexible material at the crown of the head comprises branched portions. 12. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the second portion of flexible material is incorporated into a hood that is a part of the garment. 13. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the portions of flexible material in the region of the torso are contained within a sleeve attached to the fabric of the garment. 14. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the portions of flexible material comprise two-way stretch fabric incorporated into the fabric of the garment. 15. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the length of the portions of flexible material is adjusted by applying an additional inelastic and removable member to the garment in the area between the arm and the waist of a user. 16. The antigravity muscle exerciser of claim 1, wherein the resistance to extension is increased by applying at least one additional elastic and removable member: to the garment in the area between the arm and the waist of a user;to the fabric comprising a sleeve of the garment;to the fabric comprising a leg of the garment; orto the fabric comprising a sleeve of the garment and to the fabric comprising a leg of the garment. 17. A method of exercising deep posture and antigravity muscles, the method comprising the steps of: (a) fitting a garment fabricated from material which when worn by a user is close-fitting and covers at least the torso of said user, wherein the garment comprises separate top and bottom portions or is a one-piece article, and wherein the garment has incorporated therein: first portions of flexible material on each side of the torso which extend from the pelvis to beyond a respective shoulder where the portions are contiguous with a second portion of flexible material which extends across the top of the head of the user in a coronal plane, wherein said first portions of flexible material in combination with the second portion of flexible material have a length and elasticity which creates axial compression between the top of the head and the pelvis;and wherein the garment further comprises full length sleeves, full length legs, or full length sleeves and full length legs, which create axial compression between the proximal and distal ends of a limb when the garment is being worn;(b) extending the crown of the head away from the pelvis, wherein said extending is to increase axial compression;(c) relaxing the torso to allow the portions of flexible material to retract, wherein said relaxing is to decrease axial compression;(d) repeating steps (b) and (c) as required until said deep posture and antigravity muscles are sufficiently exercised; and(e) optionally removing the band of flexible material across the crown of the head and continuing the repetition of steps (b) and (c). 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the sleeves and legs of the garment comprise additional material in the fabric making up the sleeves or legs to increase the axial compression between the proximal and distal ends of a limb; and, the method further includes extending and relaxing the upper limbs, the lower limbs, or the upper and lower limbs.
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