EFFICIENCY OF FASHION AND SPORT BRAS ON THE LIMITATION OF BREAST MOVEMENT IN B CUP SIZE

Abstract

This research aimed to observe breast movement among participants in the study with B cup sizes, and to compare the efficiency of fashion bras and sport bras, in terms of the restriction of breast movement. Ten B cup females, aged 18-26, volunteered to participate in the study. They ran on a treadmill while woring fashion bras, sport bras, and without wearing a bra. While they were running, high speed infrared cameras recorded the spatial position of retroreflective markers, attached to their nipples, clavicles, and acromion processes, to calculate relative 3D breast displacement. One-Way ANOVA with Repeated Measures was used for statistical testing. Statistical significance was set at 0.05.

The largest breast displacement was found in the anterioposterior direction. Wearing no bra resulted in a large breast bouncing. Wearing a fashion bra restricted the amount of breast movement less than wearing a sport bra. In addition, the high support level sport bra, which was designed to fit the contour of the breast, decreased the greatest amount of breast movement.