| Do you walk for exercise? Many people do. Walking | | | | concept as well. "The best place to put weight is |
| is a great, low impact way to get some exercise. Did | | | | evenly distributed on the trunk," said Peter Francis, |
| you know that you can increase calories burned | | | | an emeritus professor of exercise at San Diego |
| walking by wearing a weight vest. Like most | | | | State University. |
| technological advances, weight vests are moving | | | | Scientific studies further support the use of a weight |
| more and more into the main stream. Gone are the | | | | vest for increasing low impact exercise resistance |
| days that weight vests were bulky 50lbs devices | | | | and getting more calories burned walking. A 2006 |
| used only by firefighters or football players. Today's | | | | University of Iowa study published in the journal |
| weight vests are stylish, comfortable, adjustable and | | | | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |
| allow users to start with a very manageable weight. | | | | found that wearing a weighted vest can increase |
| But why use a weight vest over hand weights or | | | | calories burned walking by 7 percent and increase |
| ankle weights? Many walkers who want to increase | | | | exercise intensity. |
| resistance and calories burned walking will use hand or | | | | The bottom line is wearing a weight vest can be |
| ankle weights. Using hand or ankle weights will help | | | | great way to increase calories burned walking and |
| increase calories burned walking and increase | | | | workout intensity. Do a search for weight vests and |
| resistance but they can also put undue added strain | | | | you might come across some ugly, uncomfortable |
| on the shoulders and elbows. If you are trying to | | | | looking ones. This one recommended by a beginner |
| maintain a low impact workout by walking, a weight | | | | triathlete, is stylish, adjustable and comfortable. It has |
| vest will place added resistance in the most ideal | | | | variable weights that can be added so you can start |
| position on your body. | | | | out slow and increase resistance as you feel more |
| Biomechanic researchers support the weight vest | | | | comfortable with the weight. |