I Walked With a Weighted Vest for 28 Days — Here’s What Happened

A comprehensive overview of my journey, lessons learned, best practices, and if it was worth it

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If there’s something I’ve learned in my decade-long fitness journey, it’s that walking is one of the main ingredients of a healthy lifestyle.

Adding more steps to my days has helped me (all science-backed benefits):

• Increase my metabolism, allowing me to eat more while maintaining a lean physique.
• Improve my cardiovascular fitness.
• Ease the heaviness I used to feel in my legs and feet.
• Enhance my creativity.
• Improve my mood.
• Sleep better.

To me, daily walking is a superpower.

That’s why I’ve been taking at least 10k steps daily for many years.

Left (average steps in Feb 2022). Center (average steps in Oct 2023). Right (steps in early March 2024). [Images by author]

Though it was physically taxing and impossibly time-consuming at first, it’s now become second nature to me. I’ve learned to combine walking with other activities — listening to a podcast, calling a friend, reading—and…