REEBOK Wrist Weights - 0.5kg

The thumb hole on these make all the difference! I love working out using ankle and wrist weights, but the wrist ones wree really annoying as they kept sliding - but no more, the thumb holes keep them in place and although I had to unstitch the thumb holes to make them a little bigger, they are now perfect.

These weights are great.

Well-made, comfortable, adjustable.

For an average-height female, my wrists are small-to-medium and my ankles are probably medium, and these weights fit on both my wrists and ankles: the velcro is wide enough to accomodate a range of sizes.

The sand (or whatever it is) that provides the "weight" does not shift around, which is a problem with some brands of ankle/wrist weights.

The thumb holes fit my thumbs and are somewhat stretchy, so I would expect that most female customers would not need to rip some of the stitching out, like one of the previous reviewers of this product did.

It's been a few years since I have done any strength training. Besides carrying supermarket bags, my arms do not get much of a regular workout, so I thought I'd buy the lightest weights in this product range and work my way up.

I was surprised to find that these 0.5 kilogram weights are not very challenging for my arms. I expected that after my first upper body workout (with a pretty extensive set of different exercises), the next day my muscles would be a little sore, but I didn't feel a thing. Same experience after the second such workout I did 3 days later.

This weight level does feel that it will be a little more challenging for my legs. I am working up to using them on my legs by doing a lower body workout without any weights for now.

I have returned to this site to buy a heavier set for my arms.

It isn't possible to double these up by fastening 2 of them around one limb at the same time, which I could do with some previous wrist/ankle weights that I had, so that is a little disappointing.

However, you can grasp 2 of them (unfastened and lying flat) at once with one hand, which is a little like holding a slightly floppy, soft dumbbell (you can attach them to each other by lining up their velcro fasteners). Of course, that means that if I want to do my upper body exercises with 1 kilo of weight, I can hold both 0.5 kilo weights with one hand. Naturally, this requires a bit more workout time than being able to exercise both arms at once. This arrangement is not too unwieldy for me to do my standing/sitting/lying-down exercises with, but it would not be comfortable to hold them in that manner while walking for exercise.

I don't claim to be an expert in exercise equipment, but I've owned 2 or 3 pairs of wrist/ankle weights in the past 25 years, and over the past few years I've mulled over buying a new set of ankle/wrist weights and I have had a look at what was on offer whenever I was in a store that carried them, and I've never seen a set of ankle/wrist weights of better quality as these.

Note: It's always safer to start at a manageable weight, so I don't regret having tried this size first. I would recommend this weight for any female who is new to weight training (or coming back to it after a long gap), unless she's quite fit generally, or unless her doctor or gym instructor (etc.) advises otherwise.

These weights are great. They are easy to wear and feel solid and safe with the thumb hole. However be careful if you think you are ordering in LBS!!! They are only in KGS.