Joined: 12 Aug 2014 Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 339 Location: Kent, Ohio
02 Sep 2017, 10:38 pm
I just purchased a 12 pound weighted vest. I walk a lot and I heard that carrying extra weight on your body while you exercise burns more calories and helps you lose more weight. I walked for an hour with the 12 pound vest and it felt like I got an intense workout just by walking. I can usually walk 10 miles or 3 hours. I plan to use the weighted vest when I ride my bike and when I go to the gym.
Joined: 25 Dec 2012 Gender: Male Posts: 1,789 Location: nj
05 Dec 2017, 12:34 pm
Depends on what excersise you do with it on, but it certainly burns more calories, thus speeding up weight loss. Your muscles will have to work harder, and in the case of just walking, the usually mostly uninvolved core and back muscles will be incorporated more.
Bottom line is, if your sweating and eating right, weight loss is inevitable. I lost 80 lbs in 2016/17 over about 9 months time by just working out 4 days a week and creating a significant daily calorie deficit.