York Fitness Soft Ankle / Wrist Weights Pair Purple 2 x 0.5 KG

These weights are great. An accurate 1.5kg with an easily adjustable strap. I notice a lot of people using these for jogging and then complaining when they break - this kind of design is not suitable for jogging, and I don't think you will find any that are at this weight -1.5kg is simply too heavy to wrap around your ankles (with this design anyway). What I would recommend them for is wearing day-to-day at work if you move around, on walks, climbing stairs, etc. If you're moving fast like jogging or running the strap will break off - that's just simple physics.They are very comfortable to wear all day and I would definitely recommend them.

I've had these for a couple of years now and they have been great for walking and wearing around your wrists whilst working out on the Wii. If I was to state a negative it's that you have to do them up pretty tight to stop them spinning around on your wrist and giving you a Chinese burn (!) but I've not experienced any splitting or damage. I think they're great to start off with and work very well for me on the Wii! :)

I walk 5 miles approx 4 - 7 times per week, and have been using ankle weights for years. I started at 1lb per leg, progressing up to the current 4lb per leg. Whilst I would not recommend going straight for this weight until you have built up your muscles (for fear of knee damage), I have noticed a huge difference in the tone of my leg/buttock muscles with the heavier 4lb weights - no mean feat for my age when nature is doing its best to decrease the tone by the minute. At first, I struggled a little with the sheer weight of them - in fact I struggled to carry the box through when it was delivered. When I took them off, I felt like gravity had suddenly decreased by 50% and walked like I had drunk way too much alcohol. However, I have soon got used to them and do not have any issues at all with wearing them. Every single weight that I have purchased has started to leak at one point, and I must admit that reading the reviews of this product made me think twice. However, not a leak of lead in sight, and I find this type of strap not only easy to put on, but that once on they stay put. One last tip: they are so heavy that the fastening may cause blisters - I wear folded over football socks and put the weight on back to front with the fastening at the back (OK, the socks are not a good look, but then neither is a blistered ankle in summer sandals).

I bought these 2kg ankle weights to train at home whilst recovering from shoulder surgery. They arrived very quickly and I was really happy. Unfortunately the lead began to leak out on one of the weights. I contacted the seller through Amazon and had a very quick response and a replacement was sent out to me straight away. For this reason I am giving 5 stars. This is a very Fare price for this product. Inexpensive & meets my needs perfectly.

I am used to quite a lot of intense exercise and so now that I am moving into less intense exercise and toning I thought this would be the perfect combination of resistance and utility. I found the actual weights so wide that they don't fit that well around my ankles (which are about average - I'm no rake!) I have to have them on the tightest fitting and they slip down my ankles rubbing against by heels and shoes causing discomfort.That being said - if there was some way of concentrating the weight in a smaller pack then they would be perfect. I can feel the muscles in my legs and bum working harder when all I am doing is walking to the shops, work or just about the flat.

This is a poorly made pair of ankle/wrist weights and I will think twice before purchasing the York range again. Firstly though they are sold as wrist or ankle weights these are far too big for both. I do not have exceptionally slim ankles or wrists yet even at the tightest fastening these were sliding unacceptably on my ankles and as for wearing them on my wrists- no chance.I can put up if I have to especially as it's not easy finding 2kg (each) ankle weights - at least on Amazon.So I wore two pairs of socks for thickness and carried on. Well 3.5 weeks later the stitching has come off and I am vacuuming bits of filling metal off my bedroom floor. Luckily I have no pets who might have eaten these. The pieces are so tiny (and hard to see on my carpet) that it took a few days for me to notice.I am a little cross with myself because when the weights first arrived I did hesitate on noticing how thin and flimsy the fabric holding the 'weight pieces' was particularly in comparison to my trusty Everlast 1kg ankle/wrist weights which have been going strong for about 2 years now with nary a defect or tear. But silly me, I decided to give these ones a chance.Well I am asking for a refund and will be sending these badly made weights right back to Amazon.

Ok I use these for a different reason you readers are looking for. I have a S.I.B boat and trailer. when I get or try to get my boat out of the sea water the trailer wheels float and its a nightmare getting the boat onto the trailer especially if its windy. I put these at the base of the trailer by the back wheels, now I can just push it in the sea and the wheels stay on the floor enabling me to just slide the boat on.

Always buy branded wrist weights as tend to last longer than cheaper ones. These were comfortable but lasted less than a month before the stitching around the strap came apart and the black filling started leaking out, so had to throw away.