Patent ID: 8336118

Claim:
An article of apparel, comprising: a garment structure for covering at least a portion of a torso of a human, wherein the garment structure includes one or more fabric elements, and wherein the garment structure is structured and arranged so as to provide a close fit to at least some of the torso; and a first body position feedback system engaged with the garment structure, wherein the first body position feedback system includes: (a) a first material layer having a first compressive force application capability that is greater than a compressive force application capability of the fabric element making up a largest proportion of the garment structure, wherein the first material layer is made from a textile or polymer material, wherein the first material layer includes a base area and plural independent legs extending from the base area, wherein a continuous first opening extends along the plural independent legs and through the base area, and wherein the base area of the first material layer extends along a central rear portion of the garment structure and the plural legs extend around a first side of the garment structure to a front abdominal portion of the garment structure; and (b) a second material layer engaged with the first material layer and at least partially covering the first opening, wherein the second material layer is made from a fabric or polymer material, and wherein the second material layer has a second compressive force application capability that is lower than the first compressive force application capability.