Get Your Bone Strength on: The Power of Weighted Vests

If you’re over 50, osteoporosis may be on your mind. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that causes bones to become weak and brittle. The creation of new bone simply can’t keep up with the loss of old bone.

What can you do?

Physical exercise, including power and strength training, helps prevent aging-induced bone weakness.

Studies show walking with weighted vests can double the force you get from walking and increase bone mineral density.

Choosing a weighted vest

For older adults it is recommended that you use a weighted vest of at least 5-10% of your body weight which will increase your effective “body weight” by 5-10% to increase the intensity of exercise which is great for cardiovascular endurance and muscle-strengthening.

Here are a couple of weighted vests I recommend:

How to get started?

To gain the most benefit, research shows adding a weighted vest into power and strength training regimen yield the greatest improvement in bone mineral density. Think of it as using a weighted vest as an additional accessory to an already strong training program.