According to a forecast by World Tourism Organization (UNWTO, 1999), the international tourism worldwide will grow to reach 1.6 trillion by 2020, with an average annual growth rate of 4.3%. The population for the leisure sports tourism will increase as the world economy continues to grow. With the natural disasters and climate anomalies caused by environmental warming and industrial pollution, however, there is a trace of doubt growing concerning the safety and health of sports tourism. The phenomenon of rapid changes in Earth’s temperature caused by global warming, and the various types of disasters that resulted from it, has also posed a threat to human health. To keep people safe from being harmed by natural disasters, it has become necessary to further develop the performance of the protective sports clothing for protection enhancement. Based on the analysis of current research and development trend of sportswear, this paper puts forth an improvement to the protection deficiency of currently available merchandise for a long-lasting personal protection mechanism that consumers can wear, so as to allow the leisure sports clothing to be fashionable, aesthetic and functional, while at the same time providing the characteristics of shielding, comfort, protection and enhancement to athletic performance.

Key words: Sports and leisure, sightseeing population, global warming, protective mechanisms