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Should I get a weighted vest to improve my fitness? And how heavy should it be?

Should I get a weighted vest to improve my fitness? And how heavy should it be?

Weighted vest training is experiencing a renaissance. Social media posts AND sneakers they promote them as a potential strategy for improving fitness and health. Exercising with extra weight attached to your body is nothing new. This idea was used with soldiers many centuries, if not millennia – think about long hikes with a heavy backpack. […]