| Keywords |
% fat ; Skin elasticity ; Treadmill exercise ; Functional clothing |
| Abstract |
This study examined the influence of wearing the AIS nano garment as a functional weight control clothing on body fat reduction, skin elasticity variations, energy expenditure, and perceptual satisfaction toward the clothing in middle aged obese women. Eight overweighted women aged mid 40's and body fat content over 30%, and who were members of S Beauty Society were recruited. They were divided into two groups; exercise group (n = 4; 41.50±1.91 yrs, 157.75±2.99 cm, 68.80±7.66 kg, 27.88±2.30 kg·m?2, 36.93±3.62 % fat), or control group (n = 4; 44.00±5.47 yrs, 157.50±7.23 cm, 72.35±4.31 kg, 28.07±3.68 kg·m?2, 37.27±5.86 % fat). They exercised on a treadmill at the speed of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 km/h with grade of 0% for 5 min at each speed consecutively. They either walked or ran on the treadmill while wearing the clothing. The wearing of AIS nano functional clothing did not show statistical changes on skin elasticity (p > .05). But, it did influence some changes on % body fat (?3.2%) and the changes of energy expenditure (+15%) (p < .05). And the clothing changes the perceptual satisfaction as they felt a posture correction with wearing (p < .05). Collectively, the AIS nano functional span diet wear is beneficial on changes on % body fat, the energy expenditure and body posture correction. But it did not demonstrate noticeable effects on skin elasticity. The functional wear is expected to be beneficial compared to a normal clothing since the wears led a positive change. It is of interest to investigate if an extended period of experiment and larger sample size may deliver more clear results. |