Exercise garment

Abstract

Exercise garment made from a thin, lightweight fabric that is free of lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury. The exercise garment may be a vest, jacket, shirt, pants, shorts, one-piece bodysuit or similar suitable garment. The exercise garment may be form-fitting for a man or woman and is suitable for a user to wear underneath other garments during exercise. An exercise garment of the present invention promotes weight reduction through increasing generation and retention of heat and perspiration by a user during exercise.

1 . An exercise garment comprising a thin, lightweight fabric, wherein the fabric is impermeable to water and water vapor and wherein the garment is form-fitting. 
   
   
       2 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the garment is selected from the group consisting of vests, jackets, shirts, pants, shorts and one-piece bodysuits. 
   
   
       3 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the thickness of the fabric is equal to or less than about 75 microns. 
   
   
       4 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the thickness of the fabric is equal to or less than about 25 microns. 
   
   
       5 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the weight of the fabric is equal to or less than about 0.95 g/cm 2 . 
   
   
       6 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the fabric comprises polyethylene. 
   
   
       7 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the fabric is free of lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury. 
   
   
       8 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the fabric contains about 0% by weight lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury. 
   
   
       9 . The exercise garment of  claim 8  wherein the fabric comprises polyethylene, the thickness of the fabric is equal to or less than about 25 microns and the weight of the fabric is equal to or less than about 0.95 g/cm 2 . 
   
   
       10 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the garment is form-fitting for a man. 
   
   
       11 . The exercise garment of  claim 1  wherein the garment is form-fitting for a woman. 
   
   
       12 . An exercise garment comprising thin, lightweight polyethylene fabric, wherein the garment is form-fitting and wherein the fabric contains about 0% by weight lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury. 
   
   
       13 . An exercise vest comprising polyethylene fabric, wherein the vest is form-fitting and wherein the fabric is equal to or less than about 25 microns thick, weighs about 0.95 g/cm 2  or less and contains about 0% by weight lead, cadmium, chromium and mercury.