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.

Weighted vests are one of the latest health trends popping up on social media. There are lots of claims about the benefits: ...

Be Well-Weighted Vests Jannelliz Barragan, center, wears a weighted vest during an MB360 workout class at the Life Time health club in New York on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum) ...

"Vest walking also increases caloric expenditure and activates muscles more than regular walking, but the weight is typically ...

For years, the military and law enforcement have used weighted vests for conditioning. Today, thanks in part to social media, more regular folks are strapping them on to get more out of their workouts ...

Weighted vests are becoming a popular workout accessory, seen everywhere from suburban neighborhoods to city centers, offering health benefits but also posing risks for certain individuals. "I'm in ...

To find the best weighted vests, CR tested vests from Omorpho, Rogue, Zelus, and other brands using various exercise workouts ...

If you’ve been seeing weighted vests at your local gym and on the streets lately, you’re not alone. Walking while donning a weighted vest—a type of exercise known as “rucking”—is becoming an ...

In the fitness class Jessie Syfko created for a nationwide gym chain, exercisers wear weighted vests that add a challenge to their workouts. “People start to realize how good it feels to work just a ...

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 prominent ...

In the fitness class Jessie Syfko created for a nationwide gym chain, exercisers wear weighted vests that add a challenge to their workouts. “People start to realize how good it feels to work just a ...