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re: Walking After reading "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter, I've become a fan-boy for adding a weighted vest. The extra bit of weight helps, without feel

re: Walking After reading "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter, I've become a fan-boy for adding a weighted vest. The extra bit of weight helps, without feeling like a ball-busting workout.

throwaway290 2y ago
I've seen some people walking/jogging with weighted vests but never asked, interesting to hear first hand experience. I don't dig the looks of it tbh. I like to just walk around or to/from places and not look like I am exercising
- Insanity 2y ago
  As a kid watching DragonBall I would have loved that lol
- nmdeadhead 2y ago
  I haven't read "The Comfort Crisis", but but for the last dozen years, I've spent three and a half months training hard to compete in the Bataan Memorial Death March male civilian heavy division[0], meaning I race a tough marathon course wearing a 35 pound pack. I do well. I'm pretty sure I'd be in the top 10% of LTPA in that study, at least for my most recent ten years. I haven't spent the money to have any of my longevity markers tested, per-se, but I did get a (free) arterial wall stiffness test[1] last year and my heart did very well for any age group, and yet I was sixty. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them, although I'm about to go for a morning walk and may be gone an hour or so. [0] https://bataanmarch.com/register/civilian-individual/ https://bataanmarch.com/register/civilian-individual/ [1] https://github.com/ctm/diet/blob/master/blood_work/20230623_wser_arterial_stiffness.jpg https://github.com/ctm/diet/blob/master/blood_work/20230623_...
  - throwaway290 2y ago
    I'm on the opposite side, not caring for my health with bad habits, walking/biking for entertainment reasons when not feeling depressed.
- chiefalchemist 2y ago
  Yeah. I kinda had the same hang up. But I bought a cheap vest to try it. I'm ok with it now. I mostly run but on off days I'll wear the vest on a walk. I also wear it when I mow the lawn. Anything to work a bit more but still not too much (i.e., off days).
- jerlam 2y ago
  The current fad is "rucking", or putting some weight (sand, rice, books, etc.) into a backpack and hiking around.
  - chiefalchemist 2y ago
    But it's not a fad per se. The extra weight can and does serve a purpose.
    - jerlam 2y ago
      Calling something a "fad" doesn't mean it's a bad idea.
  - throwaway290 2y ago
    Is it worse for the back compared to a vest?

re: Walking After reading "The Comfort Crisis" by Michael Easter, I've become a fan-boy for adding a weighted vest. The extra bit of weight helps, without feeling like a ball-busting workout.

throwaway290 2y ago

I've seen some people walking/jogging with weighted vests but never asked, interesting to hear first hand experience. I don't dig the looks of it tbh. I like to just walk around or to/from places and not look like I am exercising

Insanity 2y ago
As a kid watching DragonBall I would have loved that lol
nmdeadhead 2y ago
I haven't read "The Comfort Crisis", but but for the last dozen years, I've spent three and a half months training hard to compete in the Bataan Memorial Death March male civilian heavy division[0], meaning I race a tough marathon course wearing a 35 pound pack. I do well. I'm pretty sure I'd be in the top 10% of LTPA in that study, at least for my most recent ten years. I haven't spent the money to have any of my longevity markers tested, per-se, but I did get a (free) arterial wall stiffness test[1] last year and my heart did very well for any age group, and yet I was sixty. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them, although I'm about to go for a morning walk and may be gone an hour or so. [0] https://bataanmarch.com/register/civilian-individual/ https://bataanmarch.com/register/civilian-individual/ [1] https://github.com/ctm/diet/blob/master/blood_work/20230623_wser_arterial_stiffness.jpg https://github.com/ctm/diet/blob/master/blood_work/20230623_...
- throwaway290 2y ago
  I'm on the opposite side, not caring for my health with bad habits, walking/biking for entertainment reasons when not feeling depressed.
chiefalchemist 2y ago
Yeah. I kinda had the same hang up. But I bought a cheap vest to try it. I'm ok with it now. I mostly run but on off days I'll wear the vest on a walk. I also wear it when I mow the lawn. Anything to work a bit more but still not too much (i.e., off days).
jerlam 2y ago
The current fad is "rucking", or putting some weight (sand, rice, books, etc.) into a backpack and hiking around.
- chiefalchemist 2y ago
  But it's not a fad per se. The extra weight can and does serve a purpose.
  - jerlam 2y ago
    Calling something a "fad" doesn't mean it's a bad idea.
- throwaway290 2y ago
  Is it worse for the back compared to a vest?