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HomeFitnessValeo Adjustable Ankle/Wrist Weights, Pair |
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| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 26 customer reviews )
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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 So far, they're great Feb 03, 2009
By PB
I've seen other reviews for this product on Amazon, from other sellers. I purchased these because I hurt my knee and can't use my regular machines and free weights to do lunges, etc. To give some resistance to my floor leg routine, I needed ankle weights. So far (and today is the 1st time using them), they are great.
1. I have thin ankles and am slim/petite (112 lbs at 5'2"), and read that these slip around too much on smaller people. Not so for me. I wrapped thick socks around my ankles and snugged up the weights, and they are a great fit. I've done many sets of adductions, abductions,front leg raises, back leg raises, standing leg curls, and more and they haven't moved. I've also been walking around in them and they are quite comfortable.
2. I have been able to remove and reinsert the weights easily. I read other reviews that said this was difficult to impossible, which is why that was the 1st thing I tested, several times.
3. The weights do not leak (at least not yet). They are not metal weights, they are weighted packets but appear to be well-made. Now if you yank them out of the case and throw them around, they're probably not going to last. You do have to be careful in taking them out, I guess, to make sure you don't accidentally puncture them. I have small hands and was able to get them out just fine. In this respect full metal weights might work better.
So far no negatives. If I discover any down the line I'll revise my review.
May 25 update: Still great, no leaks, work just as they did on the 1st day.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Sand will leak out after long-term use Mar 17, 2009
By SerAris
"Caveat Emptor"
With regular use, the fine black sand inside the pouches will start to leak out and cover your floor, mat, and equipment with a very fine grit. The weights were difficult to put on. That didn't bother me too much (velcro alone might not work with heavier weights). But when the sand started leaking and I couldn't stop it, I threw them out.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Terrible, do not buy Mar 18, 2010
By Adam
"Adam"
The weights are awkward, bulky, and do not fit well. The modular sandbags are hard to put back in.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Not for walking Aug 09, 2009
By Avals Sher
"Gambit"
The biggest problem with these weights is that they tend to lose their tightness over exercise routine. Namely, the velcro straps tend to loosen really easily and it's impossible to tighten them adequately to prevent movemement when they're on the leg. And if your exercise involves walking a distance with them, forget about it - they slide down the leg and rest on the ankle and bridge of your foot, as opposed to staying securely on the leg. You almost have to tie it above your calf muscle for any hope of them staying on. If you tie them on your shins, they'll just slide down, especially if you put in the full 20 pound weights in them. The picture on the box shows a person using them merely to do leg lifts which seems to be the only thing these are meant for. A system that provides clasping mechanism would have been much better.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
ADJUSTING IS IMPOSSIBLE Mar 17, 2009
By G of Virginia
""G""
At first I wasn't sure if I had them on right because there are no instructions in the box. I had to rely on the pictures on the box. I wish I had read the reviews prior to purchase, these ankle weights are clearly not for average ankles.
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