About this product
Ankle Wrist Weights Sandbags – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
These are sand-filled weights that strap around the ankle or the wrist.
They exist because some exercises cannot hold a weight. Lying leg raises, side-lying hip work, standing kickbacks, and most of what a physiotherapist prescribes for hips and knees all need resistance on the limb with nothing in the hand. A strapped weight is the only practical way to do that.
Sand filling matters. A rigid metal weight pressing against the ankle bone through a thin strap becomes painful within a few minutes; a sand-filled pouch conforms around the limb and spreads the pressure. It is also quieter and will not damage a floor if it is knocked off.
A word on walking and running with them, because it is the commonest use and the most misunderstood. Wearing weights on the ankles while walking does increase the effort, but it also changes your gait and puts additional load on the knee and hip with every stride – the joint takes the weight at the end of a long lever. For occasional walking they are fine. For running, or for wearing all day, they are not a good idea, and most physiotherapists would advise against it.
Used as they are intended – for controlled, deliberate strength exercises – they are one of the more useful cheap items in home fitness, and they are the standard tool for a great deal of rehabilitation work.
Wash the covers. In this humidity a sweaty fabric strap worn against the skin and thrown in a bag smells within days.
Buying a Ankle Wrist Weights Sandbags in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the ankle wrist weights sandbags at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every ankle wrist weights sandbags is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which ankle wrist weights sandbags suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the ankle wrist weights sandbags are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Weights & Dumbbells in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on strength training, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Ankle and Wrist Weights - Sand-Filled, Adjustable Strap