Weight loss garment

A process for creating conditions for burning calories comprising placing on a user a resistance garment having elongated elastic resistance elements which offer resistance to the movement of portions of a user's body, the elongated elements having resistance characteristics which differ from other portions of the garment, placing outer clothing on the user over the resistance garment, the user performing physical activities while wearing the clothing and the resistance garment wherein the physical activities include movement of at least some portion of the body having the resistance garment thereon, the resistance elements providing resistance to the movement during the physical activities to tend to burn calories in excess of the calories that are burned during the same physical activities when only the clothing is worn, wearing the clothing and resistance garment continuously for an extended period of time, and the elongated resistance elements being located longitudinally on the leg portions of the garment and anchored to foot stirrups.

A process for creating conditions for burning calories comprising placing on a user a resistance garment having elongated elastic resistance elements which offer resistance to the movement of portions of a user's body, the elongated elements having resistance characteristics which differ from other portions of the garment, placing outer clothing on the user over the resistance garment, the user performing physical activities while wearing the clothing and the resistance garment wherein the physical activities include movement of at least some portion of the body having the resistance garment thereon, the resistance elements providing resistance to the movement during the physical activities to tend to burn calories in excess of the calories that are burned during the same physical activities when only the clothing is worn, wearing the clothing and resistance garment continuously for an extended period of time, and the elongated resistance elements being located longitudinally on the arm portions of the garment and anchored to hand wear.

A process for creating conditions for burning calories comprising placing on a user a resistance garment having elongated elastic resistance elements which offer resistance to the movement of portions of a user's body, the elongated elements having resistance characteristics which differ from other portions of the garment, placing outer clothing on the user over the resistance garment, the user performing physical activities while wearing the clothing and the resistance garment wherein the physical activities include movement of at least some portion of the body having the resistance garment thereon, the resistance elements providing resistance to the movement during the physical activities to tend to burn calories in excess of the calories that are burned during the same physical activities when only the clothing is worn, wearing the clothing and resistance garment continuously for an extended period of time, and the elongated resistance elements being located longitudinally on the leg portions of the garment and anchored to foot wear.

In a resistance exercise garment having a body portion and limb portions wherein elongated elastic resistance elements are included in said garment to provide a force that resists movement of the user to cause the user to expend energy to oppose the force provided by the elastic resistance elements for enhancing the exercise value of a physical activity, the improvement being in at least a portion of said garment is made of a variable resistance fabric, said variable resistance fabric including a plurality of generally parallel first strands, said variable resistance fabric further including a plurality of generally parallel second strands perpendicular to said first strands, said second strands being elastic and having greater resistance force than the resistance force of said first strands, said second strands comprising said elastic resistance elements, and hand stirrups connected to said variable resistance fabric to provide anchor structure.

In a resistance exercise garment having a body portion and limb portions wherein elongated elastic resistance elements are included in said garment to provide a force that resists movement of the user to cause the user to expend energy to oppose the force provided by the elastic resistance elements for enhancing the exercise value of a physical activity, the improvement being in at least a portion of said garment is made of a variable resistance fabric, said variable resistance fabric including a plurality of generally parallel first strands, said variable resistance fabric further including a plurality of generally parallel second strands perpendicular to said first strands, said second strands being elastic and having greater resistance force than the resistance force of said first strands, said second strands comprising said elastic resistance elements, and said variable resistance fabric being connected to foot stirrups to provide anchor structure.