Are ankle weights bad for your knees?!
Question: It depends on the activity that you are performing, whether you are ready to add resistance to it and exactly what you are hopin to gain from adding this weight.
Activities that I would consider fine to use ankle weights are skipping, jumping, gymnastics ect... However this being said you should make sure that you are on a cushioned surface such as a sprung floor, rubber matting or at least grass as the added weight will also add to the impact on the ground and hence add stress to your joints.
I would not recommend using ankle weights for endurance activities such as running or walking. Especially not running. The reason that it is bad is because this will but extra stress on the muscles that you are trying to minimise stress on such as your hip flexors and also shift a lot of the work focus from your quads to your hamstrings which means that you are likely to develop an imbalance in your leg strength as your hamstring gets stronger if it gets too strong your leg will not function to its best ability and may cause tendons around the joint to have to tighten to maintain the structure of the joint which will make you a prime candidate for ITBs, and as a suffer of ITBs let me tell you as a runner you really don't want that.
If you really want to add weight the safest way to do so is using a weighted vest, belt or even a simple back pack (I recommend wearing it backwards) as this will add weight in a way that does not alter the way your body needs to function, this will still cause an increase in joint impact though so make sure that you still stay on softer surfaces and I wouldn't do it 2 days in a row.
Answers: It depends on the activity that you are performing, whether you are ready to add resistance to it and exactly what you are hopin to gain from adding this weight.
Activities that I would consider fine to use ankle weights are skipping, jumping, gymnastics ect... However this being said you should make sure that you are on a cushioned surface such as a sprung floor, rubber matting or at least grass as the added weight will also add to the impact on the ground and hence add stress to your joints.
I would not recommend using ankle weights for endurance activities such as running or walking. Especially not running. The reason that it is bad is because this will but extra stress on the muscles that you are trying to minimise stress on such as your hip flexors and also shift a lot of the work focus from your quads to your hamstrings which means that you are likely to develop an imbalance in your leg strength as your hamstring gets stronger if it gets too strong your leg will not function to its best ability and may cause tendons around the joint to have to tighten to maintain the structure of the joint which will make you a prime candidate for ITBs, and as a suffer of ITBs let me tell you as a runner you really don't want that.
If you really want to add weight the safest way to do so is using a weighted vest, belt or even a simple back pack (I recommend wearing it backwards) as this will add weight in a way that does not alter the way your body needs to function, this will still cause an increase in joint impact though so make sure that you still stay on softer surfaces and I wouldn't do it 2 days in a row.
no, as long as u re not using those prisoners weights attached to your ankles by chains
i used to do those and after i kept doing those my ankles started to hurt and everytime i crouch and get up my i hear my bones in ankles like crack they say i need calcium idk if its calcium or because i used leg weights
No. Proper stretching is required like with everything else. Just turn your ankles around a few times and stretch your legs nice in good for 15 mins and you should be fine. I used to train with 10-20lb ankle weights, that was always fun.
My mom who's a nurse told me that you shouldn't go running or anything with them because they put too much pressure on your ankles or something like that. However they are fine to use for leg lifts and stuff.