second half of the hook and loop fastener portion 86 so that the first half of the hook and loop fastener 84 on the hand stirrup 70 can engage the second half of the hook and loop fastener portion anywhere along its length by varying the tension on the dorsal and palmar arm resistance bands 74 88 the resistance provided by the dorsal and palmar resistive bands 74 88 may be altered and adjusted by moving the attachment of the resistance bands 74 88 from the thumb via a thumb stirrup and to the hand via a hand stirrup better distribution of the pressures generated by the resistive bands occurs additionally those persons with thumb injuries are able to use a resistive exercise shirt along the lines of the previous application without further aggravating the injury or otherwise re injuring the thumb other muscles in the hand are able to be exercised during the aerobic or other exercise session by use of the hand stirrup 70 that are not so exercised by a thumb stirrup additionally greater control over the tension of the main resistive bands 74 88 is provided by flexing of the wrist as shown in fig7 and 8 an alternative embodiment of the hand stirrup of the.