Weighted vests are one of the latest health trends popping up on social media. There are lots of claims about the benefits: ...

Exercise training while wearing a weighted vest is undergoing somewhat of a renaissance. Social media posts and trainers are promoting them as a potential strategy for improving fitness and health.

When the fitness company Peloton added weighted-vest classes to its streaming exercise offerings in May 2025, its members rejoiced, says instructor Rebecca Kennedy. “They were like, ‘Finally! You ...

People who already feel like they are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders may be dismayed to see the reemergence of wearing weighted vests as a fitness phenomenon. "There is definitely ...

For years, the military and law enforcement have used weighted vests for conditioning. Today, thanks in part to social media, more regular folks are strapping them on to get more out of their workouts ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Weight racks, punching bags, kettle balls, weight plates. All the typical gym accoutrements line the walls at The Den Somatics. But the health-hungry men and women in this morning’s primal movement ...

If you see Start TODAY fitness trainer Lacee Green walking her dog or power walking to log her daily steps, she will be wearing a weighted vest. “I wear my weighted vest throughout the day whether it ...

Functional training is increasingly all the rage, and adding one of the best weighted vests into the mix is a great way to add some extra difficulty to many of the exercises that are the base ...

I’ve started walking everywhere in a weighted vest. Yes, I’ve joined the legion of women looking like DEA agents who are about to bust a meth lab. Chalk it up to influence: I’d seen the prominent ...