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Vests used for decades in military-type training are now popular with middle-aged women and other power walkers. What does the research say?

Key Takeaways Weighted vests don’t appear to help seniors maintain their bone density while losing weightSeniors wore the vests while on a weight-loss dietThey lost the same amount of bone as ...

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Many weighted vests allow you to add more weights over time to increase the intensity, giving you plenty of mileage out of this investment.

Seniors with obesity who wore weighted vests did drop excess pounds, but the vests did not significantly prevent bone density loss, researchers reported June 20 in JAMA Network Open.

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Weight loss is encouraged among heavy seniors to help protect their heart and joint health, but it also can lead to bone loss, researchers said in background notes. To see if weighted vests might help ...