Ankle / wrist weights

I haven;t done any research but I was thinking of wearing weights during aerobic workout and walking. If you "weigh" more you burn more calories so...I'm thinking I could add a few lbs to make up for what I'm losing so I still burn the same amount. If that makes sense.

IMHO, I'm not sure wearing wrist and ankle weights for daily activities will really make much difference, but during cardio workouts, they will increase the work/difficulty of what you're doing, and therefore, increase your calorie burn somewhat. I also use hand weights for P90X kenpo- 2# hand weights for me- no joint issues. I certainly feel the punches more in my arms and burn maybe 10% more calories. The calorie increase is very individual. A good HRM that shows your calorie burn will really show you where you are.

Good Luck!:flowerforyou:

I do this frequently when I need to change up my routine, but I have also been told to take care when advising their use in a practical sense because your body holds itself a certain way to compensate for the sudden weight gain, and that injuries can happen if you are not comfortably familiar in a gym/fitness center setting. People with rotator cuff injuryies should take care when using hand weights with cardio routines like walking, and people with knee/hip issues should especially take care when adding ankle weights. Ironically, it is these gentle resistance increases using weight where your biggest weaknesses are physiologically, create more dense bone and more flexible and strong joints and ligaments. But I digress, if you're with me so far, you get it.

As to increases in bpm? I felt at least a 10-15% increase in effort, from a comfy 130 for me at my age, to at least 143bpm with about 10lbs of extra hand/ankle weight. The numbers go up on HR and effort assessment. But I am only starting to do this on a reg basis. For me it's a 6.5 in effort, especially when you then add some incline. I think using this kind of resistance does burn more and create a weight/strength effort that also burns post-cals.

I've also posted about this before.
I'll shut up now.

I own some, but I rarely use them when excercising.

its really easy to hurt yourself using them so be careful, they are quite useful if you are doing something that requires controlled movement in your body (e.g. martial arts kata) or flexibility training.

I would just add to be careful with the leg weights. They can throw your stride off and cause injury/: Besides reading it I worked with a guy that used them for jogging and tore some ligaments in his knee. He limped around for over 4 months.

I have a 12 lb weight vest and some wrist ones that I love. I usually just add the weight to my own, figure it's close enough to count.

Ankle weights should only be used for exercise where you aren't moving. You can do serious knee and hip joint damage and it really isn't worth if for the minimal extra calorie burn. Weights are for lifting not for strapping on to walk around.