Abstract: A system for use in personal fitness can include: an article of clothing configured to be worn by a user during a personal fitness session, the article of clothing having a fabric layer and at least one weighted portion formed by either or both polyurethane (PU) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) printed on the fabric layer; an electronic device having a processor; and a communication unit integrated with the article of clothing and configured to interact with the electronic device, wherein the communication unit includes a near field communication (NFC) device or a QR code, and further wherein the processor is configured to launch a personal fitness application responsive to the user interacting with the NFC device or QR code.

Abstract: A system for use in personal fitness can include an article of clothing configured to be worn by a user during a personal fitness session. The article of clothing can have a designated portion that includes a coupling mechanism. The article of clothing can also have a weighted unit having a coupling mechanism configured to interact with the coupling mechanism of the portion of the article of clothing to cause the weighted unit to remain substantially in place at the portion of the article of clothing during the personal fitness session.