Pro Fitness Ankle Weights

I bought the Pro Fitness Ankle weights to replace my tired old set. With Winter upon us I don't imagine using them a great deal outdoors for a while, but I got plenty of use from them this Summer. Ankle weights are a great idea for boosting your exercising potential during workouts and they are so easy to fit before working out. Being able to push myself harder these ankle weights get most use during jogging.

I use the ankle weights when I go jogging, which is mainly the reason they won't get as much use over the Winter. Priced at around £7.99 I bought mine from Argos. Weighing around 2.5 lbs each they give me a bit of additional resistance during workouts. The ankle weights consist of a number of pockets which have a sand-like material in them. The weight is evenly balanced around the ankle and are adjustable depending on the width of your ankles.

Running with the weights on can take some time getting used to. I can certainly feel them working after a while of jogging, but each time I now put them on I don't notice them, I just notice how hard they work my muscles! I think the ankle weights are well constructed. I can wear them under jogging trousers, so i don't need to have them on show whilst I jog by the canal, but obviously if I am wearing shorts I cannot do this.

The ankle weights do feel natural after a while of using them. I don't think they can really cause damage long-term as they are simply working your muscles harder. I find they are great for conditioning and pushing you to your limits over a shorter distance. Obviously over a longer distance the benefit is magnified!

I think an improvement on this product would be to allow you to adjust the resistance yourself by manually attaching/detaching more or less weight according to your preference. For £7.99 they aren't over-priced but I feel they could offer a little bit more.