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Plan: low salt
Stats: 207/236/160
BF:44.1%/33.86%/?
Progress: -62%
Location: Florida
Ankle weights
Let me start by saying I do not work out. So, I guess consider me a newbie to the General Exercise forum.
I really like to walk with my ankle weights on. I am a very strong woman and I enjoy walking much more if I can 'feel' something while I am doing it. My weights are adjustable ankle/wrist weights and I place the weight on the back of my leg over the heel versus the front over my foot. I believe they are 2.5 pounds each (no more than 5 pounds each).
My question is this: is this not a good idea? My boss/friend says that ankle weights while walking is not good for the joints. She suggests that I use them while exercising (leg lifts, etc.) and not walking. I have already mentioned that I probably would not workout (with or without them).
i've heard that wearing a weighted belt, like say a SCUBA diver wears is better because then it is around your waist, center balanced. I've also hear of a weighted back pack... but for me, that would just kill my back, so i'd never do it.
Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 197/184/145
BF:45%/32%/22%
Progress: 25%
Location: South Eastern Ontario
There are numerous websites that deal with tips on walking. Seems that many of them have copied the same passage out of some sort of manual, because the wording is exactly the same.
thewalkingsite.com gives tips for walking. They say not to use ankle or hand weights, but unfortunately they don't say why. Several other sites out there say the same thing, but they also don't say why.