Is there bone building benefit to walking with ankle and or hand weights?
Good afternoon…
I wanted to give you a quick response to your question while I had a minute. There is a both a negative and positive result when walking with weights. The first would be to NEVER walk with ankle weights. In doing so, you are causing un-necessary stress to your hips if you are not walking with a proper gait. Walking with weights in your hands is completely acceptable though! On the positive side, any “weight bearing” exercise will help benefit the bones and reduce the risk of Osteoporosis. I hope that helped?