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Development of a Sizing System of Women's Fitness Wear for the Senior Population in South Korea

한국 노인 여성을 위한 피트니스 압박웨어 치수 개발

  • Jeon, Eun-Jin (Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering, POSTECH) ;
  • Lee, Won-sup (School of Global Entrepreneurship & Information Communication Technology, Handong Global University) ;
  • Park, Jang-Woon (Dept. of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University) ;
  • You, Hee-Cheon (Dept. of Industrial & Management Engineering, POSTECH)
  • Received : 2018.06.01
  • Accepted : 2018.07.27
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

The objective of this study is to develop a sizing system of fitness clothing that can properly accommodate various body sizes of Korean senior women. The sizing system of upper and lower fitness clothing was developed in the present study by selection of key variables, identification of size category candidates, and determination of an optimal sizing system. First, key anthropometric dimensions (stature and bust circumference for upper clothing and stature; waist circumference for lower clothing) were identified by factor analysis on the direct body measurements (n = 272) and 3D whole-body scan data (n = 271) of Korean senior women in Size Korea. Second, sizing system candidates based on the key dimensions of upper and lower clothing were explored using a grid method and an optimization method. Lastly, among the sizing system candidates, optimal sizing systems of upper and lower clothing were selected in terms of accommodation rate. Five size categories (short/small, short/medium, tall/small, tall/medium, and tall/large) were selected as the optimal sizing systems of upper and lower clothing with 89% and 78% of accommodation rate, respectively, for the Korean senior women. The anthropometric characteristics of the representative humans of the optimal size categories would be of use in the design of fitness compressive wear for the better fit and effectiveness of exercise and health of Korean senior women.

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