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Supercharge your workout with a weighted vest?

Getting started If you want to try wearing a weighted vest during your next workout, Eby recommends starting with a vest that's 5% of your body weight. If you weigh 160 pounds, for example, you might ...
AOL

'I Wore A Weighted Vest For Every Workout For A Week. This Was The Most Surprising Change I Saw.'

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Exercise has always been my anchor, the one thing that keeps me balanced when life feels unpredictable.
Self

Does Using a Weighted Vest for Walking Really Give You a Better Workout?

The humble walk has gained a trendy new accessory: the weighted vest. Historically used by CrossFitters and soldiers-in-training, these devices strap right on to your chest to add—you guessed it—extra ...
Women's Health

Can Weighted Clothes Help You Reach Your Fitness Goals Faster? What Experts Want You To Know

Weighted vests are no longer just for military trainees or athletes. They’re everywhere, used by everyone from average gym goers to hardcore CrossFitters to intensify workouts. But now, brands are ...
Today

I tried a weighted vest and loved it. Here's the 1 reason you will, too

If you see Start TODAY fitness trainer Lacee Green walking her dog or power walking to log her daily steps, she will be wearing a weighted vest. “I wear my weighted vest throughout the day whether it ...