Hi together,
recently (over the last 6 months) I lost about 13 kgs, my "fat loss" feels like it has been stalling a bit and I've been in a caloric deficit for quite a while. Albeit a comfortable deficit but according to my calculations still around 500 kcal.
I purchased this 10kg weighted vest and have been wearing it during normal daily activities (walking, working at a standing desk etc.). Only for a few hours so far. It's comfortable enough to wear it prolonged times, and I'm looking forward to my first hike and some light runs with it.
What are your experiences with weighted vests? How do you use them? How do you incorporate them into everyday live without it being weird?
A good few years back, I used a weighted vest for pull ups. I appreciated that compared to a chain belt (dips belt), there was no sway, you didn't have to carefully maneuver dangling olympic plates between your legs during those exercises. I'm back to using the chain belt as it's more practical to load.
The vest was neat, it had individual pockets for 1KG blocks, 5 in a row, three rows in the front and back.
Since you're thinking of hiking (which in itself is excellent exercise and time spent outdoors), you may be interested in rucking gear?