Exercise clothing and accessories

Abstract

Provided herein are new exercise clothing and accessories. For example, a weight apparatus incorporates an elongate closed tube suitable for wrapping around a user's arm (e.g., wrist), leg (e.g., ankle), neck, or other extremity, and further includes attachment means for securing the weight around the extremity. In another embodiment, exercise clothing include garments that create resistance against the movement of an extremity, such as resistance against regular, everyday motions incurred in selected activities of humans or animals. An exercise garment may include desirable performance features, such as slimming of a body part through compression or tension, which may be selected based, in part, on anatomical fit.

1 . A weight apparatus comprising: an elongate closed tube suitable for wrapping around a user's extremity attachment, and means for securing the elongate closed tube around the extremity, wherein the elongate closed tube is filled with between about 'A pound and 3 pounds of a dense material. 
     
     
         2 . The weight apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the dense material is a non-toxic granular, particulate, or crystalline form of a metal, sand, mineral, or rock material, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The weight apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means is a fastener selected from the group consisting of snaps, buttons, strings, zippers, buckles, belts, hook-and loop type fasteners, and combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The weight apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a removable sleeve that surrounds at least of portion of the elongate closed tube when in use. 
     
     
         5 . The weight apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the elongate closed tube comprises a synthetic rubber. 
     
     
         6 . The weight apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the extremity is a human ankle or wrist. 
     
     
         7 . The weight apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment means are situated at distal ends of the elongate closed tube. 
     
     
         8 . The weight apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the weight apparatus has a total weight of about ¼ pound, about Y2 pound, about 1 pound, or about 2 pounds. 
     
     
         9 . A kit comprising a plurality of weight apparatus according to  claim 8 . 
     
     
         10 . A method of exercising a muscle comprising steps of securing a weight apparatus according to  claim 1  around an extremity and thereafter moving the extremity. 
     
     
         11 . An exercise clothing garment that creates resistance against movement of an extremity comprising a anatomically complementary material that applies compression or tension to an extremity. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise clothing garment according to  claim 11 , wherein the garment is an undergarment made of a tightly woven elastic material. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise clothing garment according to  claim 12 , wherein the undergarment is configured to fit snugly to the body of a user from the hips to just above the knee. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise clothing garment according to  claim 12 , wherein the undergarment provides resistance against the movement of the legs when worn by a user. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise clothing garment according to  claim 12 , wherein the bottom portion of the undergarment adjacent the knees comprises a band of greater resistance than the rest of the undergarment. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise clothing garment according to  claim 11 , wherein the garment provides compression on the stomach and lower back of the user. 
     
     
         17 . The exercise clothing garment according to  claim 11 , wherein the garment slims the look of the user and protect the user's muscles from fatigue. 
     
     
         18 . The exercise clothing garment according to  claim 11 , wherein the garment comprises an elastic material. 
     
     
         19 . The exercise clothing garment according to  claim 18 , wherein the elastic material is selected from the group consisting of tricot fabrics, spandex fabrics, and combination thereof. 
     
     
         20 . A method of exercising a muscle comprising steps of wearing an exercise clothing garment according to  claim 11  and thereafter moving a muscle.