is it okay to wear wrist weights while you running?

Question

i got these 3lb wrist weights that are supposed to be used for when you are running. i was going to use them but then my brother, who took a health class, said it wasn't healthy so is it okay?

Answer 1

3 pounds on each arm is extremely heavy.

First, when you run you pump your arms repeatedly. That 3 pounds will seem light at first, but after 5 or 10 minutes, it will weigh a ton.

Also, that's an extra, sudden 6 pounds added to your body. Your knees, back and feet will need to adjust to that.

Answer 2

KK Please note that I am editing and rewriting this post, as I feel that the argument I presented last night was written poorly. The question is a good one and worthy of a well-thought argument, rather than the few random thoughts I came up with last night. Does being published carry any weight anymore? Let me start my pointing out that I had a MS accepted for publication when I was 19 and was eventually published about a month before my 21st birthday. I thrilled about it at the time and definitely consider it to be among my greatest achievements. And I wont pretend that I'm ashamed of being a published author - seeing my book in the window of a bookstore in Adelaide was a wonderful moment for me. Perhaps the biggest moment of my career. (Yeah, I know. Where is Adelaide, exactly?) Of course and am older and wiser and know quite a lot more about the publishing industry at 27 than what I did at 19. Anyone who thinks that getting their first MS accepted is a challenge should try going through the hell of getting a second one published - or the humiliation of having it rejected. I've also come to regard the publishing industry as a funny beast. I live in a country where the industry is limited and extremely competitive. In Australia the publishing industry is based mainly in the wealthier eastern states, and you're far more likely to get published if you have the right contacts. And if the publisher is certain of the book making the top 10 best seller lists. Publishers are also a lot more likely to favour celebrities, such as soap stars, sports people and politicians and offer them obscene amounts of money and the services of a ghost writer in order to make a juicy and controversial best seller. In fact there is even one literary agent in Sydney (Selwa Anthony) who specializes in this genre. And some call self-publishing vanity press. Self-publishing is a strange medium of its own - traditionally self publishers have charged a lot of money and offered very little, apart from the book in published form in return. The author is left to market a book on their own, which no bookstore will stock. Print on Demand has made these services far more affordable. As you have stated, the trailer park queen can now publish a memoir about her days drinking cheap whiskey and smoking cheap cigarettes. That, obviously, does not make the book good. I have used POD myself, but not as a commercial venture. I do not count it as a PUBLISHED work. (I have my reasons and if anyone feels it is an important point, they can email me and ask.) I think POD useful for anyone wanting to publish a family history or a family cookbook, perhaps as a unique and unusual gift. But I think that anyone who uses either medium to brag about being a PUBLISHED author succeeds only in making themselves look ridiculous. So is there any value in being a published writer? Well it's something that I've done and enjoyed doing very much. But when a sports star can get their autobiography published because the also happen to be a controversial media slut, or when the trailer park queen can self publish her memoirs, then no. It is not something that deserves the high esteem that it is often given. I don't think that anyone who is trying to sell a MS that is written to the best of their abilities but cannot find a market needs to feel unworthy as a writer. Also, contrary to what others have said about me on Y!A I do not place less value on the opinions or careers of others because I have published a novel, whereas they have not, or do not want to. I just see someone who has has different circumstances, different choices, different opinions. These are my thoughts on the matter. Excuse the heavy re-editing.

Answer 3

Alzheimer's dude is so totally wrong. If you really want to run with wrist weights, I suggest you start toning your arms with free weights first. Otherwise it'll feel like someone beat the shhtuff out of your arms.

Answer 4

The reason I was told it was not safe is because when you run the pressure per pounds is 3 times your body weight. you are just adding weight to your feet and it is not necessary. also it messes up the rythem of your arms which is important in keeping and even pace and a straight posture while running

Answer 5

adding any weights while running is bad. Even if your a sprinter it changes your running pattern leading to more injuries. It will also lead to different muscle use so when you race with out the weights your "regular" running muscles wont be as developed.

Answer 6

It is okay as long as you don't over-do it. I could see how it'd be unhealthy if you wore them all the time and ran hours a day. That could cause too much blood to flow to your hands. But if it's a quick jog or running for about 30 minutes a day, I don't think it'd hurt. In fact, I used to do it and it never hurt me.

Answer 7

Don't waist your time. Unless you are a sprinter. Even then I could only see it being used to attain a stronger arm action.

Answer 8

those are designed for sprinters covering a shorter distance, most distance runners train by repetition, running short distances at a fast pace then resting and repeating in order for their body to get used to running at those paces


---James

Answer 9

it'll give u strong arms!

Answer 10

it can cause Alzheimer's later in life.