Multi-Layer Resistance Garment for Strength Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
As lives become increasingly busy, it becomes difficult to maintain a proper physical fitness or physical therapy regimen, and the inability to track biometric fitness data leads to a sedentary lifestyle, negatively affecting health and cognitive function.
Innovation Solution
A resistance-training system incorporating upper- and lower-body garments with multi-layered constructions, featuring a resistance-providing layer between fabric layers, and optional fitness-tracking devices to monitor and record user movements and biometric data, transforming daily activities into strength-building exercises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If resistance bands are integrated into clothing to provide resistance during movements, then strength training effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines resistance bands with clothing by integrating elastic elements directly into the fabric structure. The resistance-providing layer is sandwiched between outer and inner fabric layers, creating a unified garment that provides resistance during movement without requiring separate resistance training equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The resistance clothing serves multiple functions: it acts as regular clothing for comfort and coverage, while simultaneously functioning as resistance training equipment. The garment can be worn during daily activities and transforms ordinary movements into strength-building exercises, eliminating the need for dedicated workout gear.
2Reliability
If fitness tracking technology is integrated into garments to monitor biometric data, then user motivation and health management are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates fitness tracking technology directly into the resistance clothing garment. Sensors and electronic components are embedded within the fabric layers, allowing the clothing to simultaneously provide mechanical resistance and monitor biometric data such as heart rate, movement patterns, and exercise performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart resistance garment combines multiple functions: mechanical resistance provision through elastic layers, biometric monitoring through integrated sensors, and data tracking for health management. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate workout equipment and fitness trackers.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multi-layered construction with resistance-providing layer is used, then resistance training capability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is constructed with distinct functional layers: an outer fabric layer for durability and aesthetics, a middle resistance-providing layer with elastic elements for resistance training, and an inner fabric layer for comfort and skin contact. This segmentation allows each layer to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall garment integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The resistance clothing utilizes composite material construction by combining different fabric types and elastic elements into a unified multi-layer structure. The resistance-providing layer incorporates elastic fibers or bands integrated within the fabric matrix, creating a composite material that provides both structural support and mechanical resistance.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively provides resistance for strength training and rehabilitation while enabling users to track their progress, promoting a more active lifestyle and improving overall health and cognitive function.
Implementation Method 1
a resistance-providing layer in-between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer. The resistance-providing layer of the upper-body garment and the lower-body garment can be configured to provide resistance to one or more user movements
Data Source
AI summary
Provided herein in some embodiments is a resistance-training system including an upper-body garment having a first section of a single-layered construction and a second section of a multi-layered construction. The single-layered construction can include a first fabric layer. The multi-layered construction can include the first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, and a resistance-providing layer in-between the first fabric layer and the second fabric layer. The resistance-training system also includes a lower-body garment having the multi-layered construction, optionally with a different resistance-providing layer than the upper-body garment. The resistance-providing layer of the upper-body garment and the lower-body garment can be configured to provide resistance to one or more user movements for a user donning the resistance-training system.