The Workout You Wear– is the first-ever shaper that in addition to providing a smoother silhouette, also helps women shape, tone and burn up to 12% more calories during everyday activities.

The simple yet ingenious technology uses seamless resistance bands to make muscles work a little harder during natural movement, like walking or climbing stairs. ShaToBu helps women fit a workout into their everyday routine.

ShaToBu is proven to work. Scientific studies conducted by an independent team of doctors and exercise physiologists at the University of Virginia showed that women wearing ShaToBu burn up to 12% more calories during everyday activities like walking or climbing stairs.

ShaToBu was created by Canadian chiropractor Dr. Denise Perron and was scientifically developed and proven to work by a team of doctors and exercise physiologists. Dr. Perron has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Dr. Perron had the idea for this revolutionary shaper when she observed that many of her patients did not consistently perform the exercises she prescribed for better posture. Recognizing that more and more of her patients were wearing shapewear, she had the brilliant idea to create a new kind of shaper that would help them do their exercises effortlessly.

By applying the principles of resistance training to shapewear, Dr. Perron's concept was to add seamless resistance bands to an undergarment, making muscles work a little harder during natural movement, like walking or climbing stairs. When muscles work harder, more calories are burned. It occurred to her that this garment might actually provide fitness benefits to a vast number of women outside of her practice as well.

She proved her shaper worked by conducting scientific studies in Canada and the U.S. – and so ShaToBu was born. Dr. Perron transformed the concept of ordinary shapewear with ShaToBu, a science-based shaper that not only provides a sleek silhouette but also shapes, tones and burns more calories while women go about their everyday activities.

The benefits of ShaToBu extend beyond ordinary shapewear – it not only gives a sleek silhouette, but it also helps women fit a workout into their day. It's designed to make muscles work a little harder during everyday activities like walking or climbing stairs. As a result, women can feel and see a difference in their bodies with regular use over time. Typical shapers are believed to have the opposite effect, weakening muscles over time since compression keeps muscles from moving freely.

ShaToBu will be available at major retailers throughout the United States and online at www.shatobu.com.

ShaToBu is manufactured by Mayfair Tech, Inc., an affiliate of Doris Hosiery Mills, Ltd., a leading North American hosiery manufacturer.

Yes. We have several innovative products in research and development to meet the everyday needs of women.

The benefits of ShaToBu extend beyond ordinary shapewear – it not only gives a sleek silhouette, but it also helps women fit a workout into their day. It's designed to make muscles work a little harder during everyday activities like walking or climbing stairs. As a result, women can feel and see a difference in their bodies with regular use over time.

ShaToBu helps strengthen and tone muscles that support posture.

ShaToBu shapes, tones and burns up to 12% more calories as women go about their daily activities. With regular wear, women can see and feel a difference in their bodies over time. Every woman is different and many factors are involved in weight management, so the effect in each woman is unique.

Over the course of a year, the typical woman wearing ShaToBu all day during everyday activities can burn up to 30,000 additional calories, which is equivalent to 8.8 pounds of fat lost. This is an approximation but should give you an idea of the usefulness of burning additional calories and how that might translate to the equivalent fat lost.

We encourage all women to lead healthy lives and engage in recommended levels of physical activity and strength training. ShaToBu increases the impact of everyday movement but does not replace the need to be physically active.

The more a person moves throughout the day, the greater the benefit from ShaToBu. To get the most from ShaToBu, we recommend wearing it 12 hours a day, 7 days a week day during normal daily activity. ShaToBu is comfortable enough to wear all day, every day.

No. ShaToBu is comfortable enough to wear all day, every day without making muscles tired or sore.

ShaToBu is designed to work at the rate of natural movement, like walking, climbing stairs or even doing yoga. The level of resistance in ShaToBu would make vigorous exercise or higher speed movements less effective.

Several studies were conducted with a total of 45 women to test the calorie-burning effect. Independent researchers from the Department of Medicine and the Exercise Physiology Research Lab at the University of Virginia measured the oxygen output of 15 women engaged in everyday activities with and without ShaToBu. Oxygen output was measured on subjects walking at about 1.5 mph on a treadmill and also climbing stairs. Oxygen output is directly proportional to calories burned, so it can be used to measure the garment's calorie-burning effect.

ShaToBu is based on science and the principles of resistance training. To prove the concept behind it, researchers at the University of Virginia conducted scientific studies which showed that women wearing ShaToBu burn up to 12% more calories during everyday activities such as walking and climbing stairs.

Four independent studies were conducted at the University of Virginia, which proved that women who wore ShaToBu burned up to 12% more calories during activities of daily living like walking or climbing stairs.

In addition, 45 women participated in studies conducted by Mayfair Tech Inc. to measure compression and prove overall shaping benefits, showing that ShaToBu provides a 3-6% reduction in size. Studies were also done to measure resistance, showing that ShaToBu provides over 30% more resistance than traditional shapers, causing muscle contraction and creating the toning effect.

Yes, our long term goals are to conduct these studies.

ShaToBu will appeal to a wide range of women who want to fit a workout into their normal activity, including new moms who want to get back in shape, women who want to look great for an upcoming special event, or just about any woman who wants to be more fit.

ShaToBu is comfortable enough to wear all day every day. The fabric has overall moisture-wicking properties with an innovative finish for exceptional breathability and dryness and includes a moisture-wicking gusset. As with all shapewear, some women may get warmer than others in hot or humid conditions.

The resistance you feel while wearing ShaToBu will be more noticeable during activities such as climbing stairs or walking up hill. It may be slightly less during walking at a normal pace on a flat surface. To be comfortable enough to wear all day, it will not feel as intense as a resistance-based workout you do in the gym. The more you wear it and the more you move throughout your day, the greater the benefit.

ShaToBu is based on the principles of resistance training, a type of exercise that challenges the muscles by overcoming an opposing force. Since the main movement in walking is when the leg moves forward, we placed resistance bands in the back of the garment to oppose that forward movement and create the most effort for those muscles. There is no need for resistance bands in the front of the leg as there is very little backward leg movement to oppose. This design provides for optimal
caloric burn.

To extend the life of your ShaToBu shaper, hand-wash it separately in mild detergent (no fabric softener of bleach!) and line dry. The calorie-burning and muscle-toning effectiveness of your ShaToBu shaper comes from its seamless resistance bands, so proper care is key to keeping it in top shape!

The ShaToBu Waist To Knee Shaper is an ideal choice if your trouble spots are more in the derriere and thighs, or if you're looking to smooth panty lines or bulges. It's perfect under jeans for extra toning and burning, and is a great choice for looking more sleek in business suits.

The ShaToBu High Waist To Knee Shaper is a perfect choice under a skirt or a dress, especially if you need a little extra smoothing in the tummy and love handle area. It's ideal for special occasions or more fitted clothing and gives you an enhanced hourglass figure.

For ultimate wardrobe flexibility, try one of each!

ShaToBu fits true to size. To maximize the benefits, it's important that you use the size chart to ensure you choose the one that's right for you from the size chart. For example, if you are 115 lbs., select size small; size medium starts at 116 lbs. Yes, 1 lb. makes a difference! And remember: if you're 5'7" or over, make sure to select one of our tall sizes.

In order to engage the hip flexors, the seamless resistance bands must extend the full length of that muscle group. This will maximize the toning and burning effect.