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Walking is one of the simplest and most accessible forms of exercise. Wearing weighted vests when you walk is a powerful upgrade.
Posted on TikTok and Instagram, the “weighted vest walk” has burst into popularity, according to Glamour. Combining ease, style, and effectiveness, this simple trend is especially popular among women.
A weighted vest is exactly what it sounds like. It is a wearable vest fitted with weights in pockets. Most designs allow you to adjust the load, often starting around five to ten percent of your body weight.
Beginners should aim for weights under 15 pounds (6.8 kilos) It is a simple way to add challenge without changing your regular walking routine. Here are four benefits of walking while wearing a weighted vest.
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Could Build Muscle Strength
Aside from being aerobic, this exercise engages the muscles more deeply. Vests challenge not only leg muscles but also core and glute muscles. Since muscle mass generally declines with age, starting in your 30s, lightweight resistance during a routine walk may offer an accessible and gentle way to help preserve strength.
Strong muscles can help protect joints, while having a strong core may also protect your spine from injury.
Weighted Vests May Improve Bone Health
This trend resonates with midlife women, notes Glamour, especially those in perimenopause and menopause. During this time, both estrogen and progesterone decrease, often leading to bone density loss.
Since weighted vest walking serves as a form of resistance training that slows down bone loss, it appeals to many women.
Incorporates Smoothly Into Daily Routines
As this accessible vest can blend fitness into everyday movement, weighted vest walking has been embraced globally, according to People. Women are incorporating vests into their life daily, be it on a neighborhood walk to doing household chores.
Put on that weighted vest to walk the dog, do the laundry, and even cook dinner. Many people love to wear it every day.
An Easy and Chic Work Out
Unlike attending a complex exercise class or learning minute Pilates movements, a vest walk requires little preparation, no training, and a small upfront investment, explains Glamour. Just pull it over your head and head out the front door!
Social media has lit a flame under this trend, boosting its popularity. Weighted vests are all over TikTok and Instagram, where it is celebrated as the weighted vest walk. Donning a weighted vest is now recognized as a chic and non-intimidating addition to each and every walk.
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