Wrist weights are a type of weighted clothing that can be worn during sports, cardiovascular exercise, and daily activities to increase muscle tone. They provide an easy alternative to gym workouts and can be easily hidden under clothing.
Wrist weights are a type of weighted clothing, which means they are worn directly on the body, sometimes used during sports activity to increase muscle tone. Unlike conventional dumbbells such as barbells, weighted clothing leaves your hands free, allowing normal use of your arm while wearing it. In addition to their use during various types of strength training, wrist weights can be used during cardiovascular exercise and more broadly during normal daily activities. Due to their flexibility in terms of size and weight, they are sometimes worn under normal clothing to increase arm tone throughout the day.
A particularly common use for wrist weights is during cardiovascular exercise. Adding weights to the wrists provides an additional component of arm muscle toning, transforming a cardio routine into a full-body workout. Due to the added weight, normal arm movement during exercise, such as running or training on an elliptical machine, increases muscle tone without further arm exercise. The increased weight also works harder on the rest of the body as a result of the resistance caused by the increased gravitational force.
Additionally, wrist weights can be used to increase calorie burn and muscle toning during daily walks and hikes, whether for recreational, practical, or weight loss purposes. Smaller weights and consequently lower resistance can often be used during all aspects of daily life. Due to their smaller size and attachment to the wrists, they can be easily hidden under long-sleeved shirts and jackets and allow for all-day resistance training, whether in the office or during daily activities. Additionally, wrist weights can be used around the home to add strength training to house and yard work.
Wrist weights also provide an easy alternative to a gym workout when used as a substitute for weights in home strength training. Almost all dumbbell lifts, such as bicep curls and overhead presses, can be done with additional wrist weights, although in many cases higher repetitions may be required to compensate for decreased resistance to the weight. For more advanced workout routines, weighted wrists increase the body’s natural resistance during bodyweight exercises such as pull-ups, chin-ups, and dips. They also provide additional muscle toning during other routinely weightless exercises such as squats, jumps, and lunges. Simply wearing wrist weights during a workout at any time provides resistance and increases muscle tone.
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