Dual resistance ambidextrous aquatic hand covering

摘要

There is provided a hand covering for a person for use in water based exercise having a body having a first side and a second side that are attached along an outer edge to define a hand-receiving cavity and an opening in communication with the hand-receiving cavity. The hand-receiving cavity is sized and shaped to permit the body to be worn on a left hand in a first orientation and on a right hand in a second orientation that is opposite the first orientation, and the first side has a first permeability and the second side has a second permeability that is different from the first permeability.

主权项

1. A method of providing variable resistance to a user during water based exercises, the method comprising:
providing a hand covering for a person comprising:
a body having a first side and a second side that are attached along an outer edge to define a hand-receiving cavity and an opening in communication with the hand-receiving cavity, the hand-receiving cavity being sized and shaped to permit the body to be worn with the first side or the second side covering a palm of the user; andthe first side having a first permeability and the second side having a second permeability that is different from the first permeability; inducing a first drag by moving the hand covering through the water with the first side leading and with the first side covering the palm; and reversing the hand covering such that the second side covers the palm and inducing a second drag that is different from the first drag by moving the hand covering through the water with the second side leading.