Energy expenditure/training garment
OwnerTimothy P. Dicker, William T. Wilkinsoninventors
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Abstract
An energy expenditure garment includes various elastic resistance elements located on the garment so as to help in the training of a user while participating in a swinging sport, such as golf or racquet sports. The garment could also include a biofeedback sensor to indicate when a proper swing has or has not been performed.
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An exercise garment comprising a shirt having a body portion and a left arm and right arm with each arm extending to at least a wrist portion and a pants having a body portion with a left leg and a right leg, an elongated longitudinal resistance band anchored at about said wrist portion of one of said arms, said elongated resistance band extending spirally around said body portion of said shirt and said body portion of said pants and terminating at one of said legs, said elongated resistance band extending around the hip and looping around the torso upwards around the back and over the shoulders and then down said one of said arms, said elongated longitudinal resistance band being free of intersection with any other elongated longitudinal resistance bands on said one of said arms, and said elongated resistance band being anchored at said one of said legs.
An exercise garment comprising a shirt having a body portion and a left arm and right arm with each arm extending to at least a wrist portion and a pants having a body portion with a left lea and a right leg, an elongated resistance element anchored at about said wrist portion of one of said arms, said elongated resistance element extending spirally around said body portion of said shirt and said body portion of said pants and terminating at one of said legs, said elongated resistance element extending around the hip and looping around the torso upwards around the back and over the shoulders and then down said one of said arms, said elongated resistance element being anchored at said one of said legs, including a banding system comprising a posterior central axis band having two ends, one end of said posterior central axis band being connected to an endless waist loop at the waist, and the other end of said posterior axis band being connected to an endless neck loop at the neck.
An exercise garment comprising a shirt having a body portion and a left arm and right arm with each arm extending to at least a wrist portion and a pants having a body portion with a left leg and a right leg, an elongated resistance element anchored at about said wrist portion of one of said arms, said elongated resistance element extending spirally around said body portion of said shirt and said body portion of said pants and terminating at one of said legs, said elongated resistance element extending around the hip and looping around the torso upwards around the back and over the shoulders and then down said one of said arms, said elongated resistance element being anchored at said one of said legs, and including a biofeedback sensor for indicating when the user has taken an improper swing.
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