These leggings could be a shocking addition to your workout routine.
A biotech company that specializes in anti-aging life-care solutions has designed workout leggings that shock you while you exercise — supposedly a good thing — and they look like any other legging and match the comfort and fit of regular clothes.
Barun Bio called their exercise clothes health-enhancing apparel and apply their patented WE-Stim (Wearing Electrical Stimulation) technology.
“We’re not just creating a product; we’re pioneering a health revolution in apparel,” CEO Jinkee Hong and CTO Patrick T. Hwang told The Post.
“The We-Stim leggings are a testament to our commitment to enhancing health at the most fundamental level. By integrating health benefits into daily wear, we’re championing a lifestyle where maintaining health is effortlessly woven into the fabric of everyday life.”
The company claims that its leggings are the world’s first clothing that enhances health at the cellular level.
Usually, apparel innovations tend to focus on comfort, looks and/or temperature regulation, and while these have the same comfort as other leggings, the design has human health as the focal point.
The Korean scientists who founded the company tested the efficacy of the technology through extensive research — including cellular, animal and human experiments — as well as through academic publications and patent registrations that emphasize the science behind it.
The human body naturally produces “subtle electric fields,” and the We-Stim leggings have non-skin-touching conductive materials that use the energy produced during physical activity.
Cells in the body are specialized to conduct electrical currents, as electricity allows the nervous system to send signals throughout the body and to the brain, permitting us to move, think and feel, according to the University of Maryland’s The Grad Gazette.
Combined with energy produced by the active human body, elements such as sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium have a charge to generate enough electricity to create a micro-current that stimulates the targeted muscles, offering numerous health benefits, such as muscle stimulation and recovery.
Bodily movement while working out is translated through the leggings into electrical stimulation, which rejuvenates muscles, boosts athletic performance, aids muscle recovery and reduces fatigue.
Barun Bio introduced the new technology at CES 2024 and was granted an innovation award. The company is hopeful that it will be valuable in promoting a healthy lifestyle.
The leggings received positive reviews for comfortability, quality of material and practicality. Customers also had positive things to say, especially those who often experience leg fatigue or swelling and those who are frequently physically active.
