Pilates sock with tactile posture feedback
View Patent ↗A sock used in pilates includes a medial support about an arch portion of the sock, a side support member extending longitudinally along a lateral edge, a metacarpal support member, a reinforcement member extending from a heel portion to the metacarpal support member, and a plurality of raised bumps strategically located on a lower surface to provide tactile response to weight shift and pressure due to posture that can be used to correct or adjust posture during pilates exercises.
1. A pilates sock having a tactile feedback system for improving posture comprising:
a sock body of resilient material to enclose a foot having a toe enclosing portion, a heel enclosing portion, and an ankle enclosing portion;
a medial support band extending around said sock body to form a closed loop;
a metacarpal support member along a bottom surface of said sock and adjacent said sock body;
a side support member extending adjacent said sock body along a lateral edge extending from said heel enclosing portion and terminating at said metacarpal support member;
a reinforcement member on an outer bottom surface of said sock, adjacent said sock body, beginning from the heel portion and terminating at the metacarpal support member; and
a plurality of raised bumps of varying heights extending downwardly from areas on said sock bounded by said reinforcement member and excluding said sock body, said bumps, terminating at said metacarpal support member, said heights of said raised bumps increasing in the direction from a back of said sock to a front.
2. The pilates sock of claim 1 wherein said reinforcement member and the metacarpal support member cooperate to form a figure eight.
3. The pilates sock of claim 1 wherein said raised bumps have a height that is greater in an inner area of said arch and lower in an outer area of said arch.
4. The pilates sock of claim 1 further comprising a non-slip surface on the bottom surface.
5. The pilates sock of claim 1 wherein the medial support band is elastic.
6. The pilates sock of claim 1 wherein the bumps on the bottom surface extend from the heel portion to the metacarpal support member.
7. The pilates sock of claim 1 wherein the reinforcement member is sewn into a fabric forming the sock.
8. The pilates sock of claim 1 wherein the raised bumps are arranged to provide a tactile response to pronation and supination.
9. The pilates sock of claim 1 further comprising an elastic retaining band.
10. The pilates sock of claim 1 wherein the height of the raised bumps comprise three separate sizes.