I just received wrist and ankle weights for Christmas...I've been doing lots of walking and ab crunches (etc) lately, so I think this is a great way to help me "boost things up" on my walks. Call me paranoid, but putting weights on your wrists - is that safe - will it damage my wrist any way? I don't know much about them at all. Also, will one-pound weights even do much or should I go to 5 pound? I'm pretty much a new beginner to weights. Thanks everyone.
Wrist and Ankle Weights
- Thread starter dolphingirl
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1 pound weights will basically do close to nothing, and walking (or worse: running) with wrist or ankle weights can be very bad for the joints because they add a tremendous amount of torque and stress to the knees when wrapped around the ankles, or at the shoulders if at the wrists. Return them, and find techniques that are safer and that will produce better results.
