The best weighted vests can help with muscle growth, bone density and cardio fitness, and there are many options to choose ...

Once you have achieved a moderately high level of abilities with your body weight, the next option is to increase the weight ...

Exercise training while wearing a weighted vest is undergoing somewhat of a renaissance. Social media posts and trainers are promoting them as a potential strategy for improving fitness and health.

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If it’s time to advance your fitness regime, try wearing a weighted vest. “It’s versatile and adds intensity to basic, functional movements,” says Joe Rodonis, a Tonal coach.

I’ve started walking everywhere in a weighted vest. Yes, I’ve joined the legion of women looking like DEA agents who are about to bust a meth lab. Chalk it up to influence: I’d seen the ...

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 ...

but there’s one thing your fitness regimen is missing: a weighted vest. Whether you’re looking to enhance your workouts or keep your muscles strong, a weighted vest can do the trick.

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 ...