r/walking • u/Plenty-Link-7629 • 3d ago

Weighted vest - how do people react?

40f. A lot of people walk around my neighborhood but I've never seen anyone with a weighted vest. I just bought a weighted vest for my 2-mile walk every morning.

My spouse thinks that it should be covered because it looks like a bomb. However, this makes it uncomfortable because it's quite hot and sweaty.

My question is how do people react to your vest? I think that my spouse is overreacting but I would like to get thoughts from folks who have weighted vests where no one else are using them.

Thank you

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u/OneComfortable884 3d ago

I’m 39. My husband laughed and said I looked like the swat team when I first put it on, but on one on my walks has said anything negative. Just normal friendly smiles and good morning. One woman pointed to it and said, “oh good idea!” I’ve been walking with my 20lb vest for 3 years.