When Julia Musto, a journalist for The Independent, decided to try wearing a weighted vest for a month, she had her doubts. “A weighted vest is a ridiculous concept for people with too much time on their hands,” she initially thought. However, her experience proved to be more nuanced than she expected.
Musto’s journey with the weighted vest began as she noticed celebrities like Olivia Rodrigo, Bradley Cooper, and Cynthia Erivo using them. Even Food Network host Guy Fieri claimed the vest helped him lose 30 pounds. As a
