"Weighted Vest" HELP?

zackpack1995
zackpack1995 Posts: 11 Member
edited December 3 in Getting Started
20kg?

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  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    I'm not sure what exactly the question is..
  • zackpack1995
    zackpack1995 Posts: 11 Member
    I would like to know whats the best weight for vest starting off??
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    zackpack1995 wrote: »
    I would like to know whats the best weight for vest starting off??

    What do you plan to do with it? What are you trying to achieve?
  • zackpack1995
    zackpack1995 Posts: 11 Member
    i thought it might help me lose some weight by jogging
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    zackpack1995 wrote: »
    i thought it might help me lose some weight by jogging

    Adding weight while running will burn some extra calories, however, it is unnecessarily harder on your joints. You can easily up the calories burned in running by adding intensity. You can run faster, run hills, run speed intervals, etc. Or you can run longer.
  • zackpack1995
    zackpack1995 Posts: 11 Member
    edited August 2016
    thanks for the info :)
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    To add resistance while running, just and more distance and/or go faster. Starting off? Well I don't suggest you add any weight at all and how far can you run already without stopping? Is distance difficult to find?
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    10% of body weight. I'd use vest for daily walks (easier on your joints) and keep on running without it.
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