Weighted Vest Benefits for Fitness

     Weight Vest Benefits      
         by Lauren Miller, Demand Media

• All types of athletes use weight vests to enhance their workouts. Vests include weights that athletes can increase or decrease to help them build strength and endurance. They are also used by walkers to help burn calories. Sporting goods stores and specialty retailers sell many types of weight vests with high-tech materials and a wide range of sizes and features.
• Calorie Burning-Vests help to concentrate your weight in the upper body and chest during training. They work your abdominals and help you burn calories. Regarding endurance activities, a study in the European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology showed that vests increased the metabolism of cross-country skiers and distance runners. Another study by the University of Iowa found that vests helped increase the calories burned by walkers using the apparel.

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