Weight Serial

If you're looking for an extra boost to your body during training or want to strengthen your core muscles during warm-ups, consider purchasing an ankle weight. This unassuming fitness accessory is perfect for activation and mobilization exercises. Adding kilograms of stimulation to your wrists or ankles will not only help you develop the musculature of selected muscle groups, but will also provide a solid foundation for more demanding workouts.

How do I apply weights to my ankles?
Despite the name, ankle weights can also be successfully worn on the arms. They are banded and filled with weights. Wearing them involves wrapping them around the selected limb and securing them with Velcro or lacing. It is important that the weight fits the body and does not restrict movement. Most of these attachments can be easily adjusted by varying the clamping force. In the case of the legs, we put the weights on the ankles, and if we want to train the arms and hands, we put them on the wrists.

What's in ankle weights?
Many people who decide to buy ankle weights want to know exactly what's inside them. The weight of such accessories is obtained by encapsulating them in a band of material that includes:

Metal counterweights,
Granulated steel,
Asphalt mixtures.
Sand.
The first type of padding is slowly becoming a thing of the past, because this type of solution restricts movement and causes pain. Sharp elements in the form of plates or pieces of metal may even protrude from worn ankle weights. Products filled with bituminous substances or granulated steel are much more common on the market. They adapt better to the shape of the limbs and are more resistant to the passage of time.GYMBO SPORTS ankle weights are filled with sand, which offers the best guarantee of flexibility and lightness during training.

Which is more suitable for weight-bearing, the arms or the legs?
It's up to us whether we want to load the arms or the legs in a particular training unit. In both cases, they provide additional stimulation and cause muscle tension, thus stimulating our body. Weights placed on the legs are specialized for people who work the lower muscle groups. They are recommended for runners, fancy sports athletes who shape their leg muscles, and all those who want to activate their glutes during warm-ups. On the flip side, it is common to place weights on the arms in martial arts and aerobics. It is worth remembering that such weights are not enough to build muscles. Ankle weights only act as an additional stimulus during cardio and aerobic training.

Can you run with ankle weights?
Running with ankle weights is recommended for all experienced runners looking for an extra training stimulus. However, this training method is not recommended for novice and recreational runners as it puts a lot of stress on the joints and muscles. If the training is prolonged, it can lead to serious injuries. The best way to use leg weights is interval training - a few seconds of sprinting interspersed with jogging, with 5-10 repetitions per set. Another way to additionally stimulate the body while running is to place weights on the wrists or use special undershirts with extra weights. In each case, however, it should be remembered that running itself is a very heavy load for our bodies to put on the nerves and the osteoarticular system.

Ankle weight training
Ankle weights in training provide an additional stimulus that affects muscle activation, thus increasing calorie burning. They are commonly used in warm-up, mobilization and activation exercises. In some workouts, the weights act similarly to resistance bands or exercise bands. Exercising with ankle weights can also increase lung capacity and improve our health. Ankle and wrist weights are also great for training deep and stabilizing muscles - the core. Thanks to them, we'll be able to build a solid foundation for more difficult exercises and prepare our bodies, among other things. for strength training. However, it is important to use this lighter weight accessory at the beginning of our adventure and adjust it to our abilities. With subsequent training, we can change the weights to larger ones. We recommend 1 kg for beginners and 5 kg for advanced users.