That's where weighted vests come in, allowing you to increase the challenge of any bodyweight move simply by strapping on extra weight. Training with weighted vests insures that you build body ...

One 2003 study reported significant improvements in bone density in a group of older women over 32 weeks of weighted vest walking and strength training compared to a sedentary control group.

But a 2012 study found no difference in bone metabolism between groups of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis walking on a treadmill with or without a weighted vest. As with any exercise ...