When you strap on a weighted vest, you turn your body into a portable gym. The added weight makes your muscles work harder, ...

Strength training has become a big part of my life over the last couple of years, and a weighted vest and a pair of ankle weights have become my go-to on days when I can't get to the gym.

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.

So, shoring up bone health is a nonnegotiable—and a weighted vest just might be the tool you didn’t know you needed to do it. Weighted vests are gaining popularity as a low-impact tool for ...