ANALYSIS OF FEMALE SPORTS CLOTHING FROM UNDER THE OPTICS THE PUBLIC PLUS SIZE: STUDY ON ERGONOMIC ASPECTS

• Main Authors: Daiane de Lourdes Toledo, Giselle Schmidt Alves Diaz Merino, Eugênio Andrés Dias Merino, Ricardo Triska
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro 2020-06-01
• Series: Ergodesign & HCI
• Online Access: http://periodicos.puc-rio.br/index.php/revistaergodesign-hci/article/view/1449

The obesity rates in Brazil are advancing and bringing implications to people's daily lives. However, there is also a growing interest in health, good eating habits and sports. The present study sought to understand how the experience of plus size users is in relation to sports clothing. The research was divided into three stages, the first being a theoretical survey, the second applied through interviews, and the third of final writing. In total, 34 participants, all female, weight loss group in the city of Caçador - SC, the “EmagreSer” program. As a result of the evaluation of the garments, it was found that there was little difference in satisfaction on the part of the normal BMI audience in relation to the plus size audience, with several points of improvement in general, such as: adaptation of materials for greater thermal comfort and hidric, adjustment of sizes for more adequate modeling, improvement the confection to avoid wearing out the seams and, among others, and making quality parts available at low prices.