Valeo Adjustable Ankle/Wrist Weights

Made for big dudes not small women. The sand bags cover over half my feet resting on them. The weight of them bruised the tops of my feet. They also don't tightly wrap around my ankles so they feel like they're going to fall off unless I keep my feet flexed.

I've had these weights for only a couple of months and the stitching has come undone. Additionally, the metal part of the strap rubs up against my skin causing blisters. It would be most effective to remove the metal portion in its entirety and just allow the weights to wrap around the ankle.I would recommend purchasing another product.

I like those good, durable weights. The fabric containing small sand bags is very strong. However, I have to replace my previous weight in less than 6 months due to strips destruction and separation of Velcro fabric from strip fabric.Also, the picture on the main page is wrong - the weights have two belts, not one and buckles are D-rings, not the rectangular rings.The semi-circular D-rings don't work well. They crumple the weight's strips when you tighten them up. After few months they are completely destroyed - Velcro fabric gets separated from the strip and Velcro miniature hooks got broken and spilled around the weights.This is the main drawback of the design - the rings should be rectangular, not D-rings (semicircular).I replaced by myself the original D-rings with rectangular ones and it buckles started to work very well.This is what I advise people to do.Good thing is the the weight are not leaking the sand, because the sand stored in the sealed plastic bags.

These are not well designed: the metal clips rub directly on the ankles when working out- there is no padding in between the metal clip where it touches the leg. Even wearing socks does not stop the uncomfortable rubbing which led to being pinched and chafed . The designer clearly is not someone who works out.

UPDATE: The Velcro quality here is very low. I notice that after the plastic barbs on the "hook" side began to fall out shortly after use. These weights are nearly useless now as a result.I got more than 4 years of use out of my first set of these, which were the polder design that apparently used superior Velcro. That Velcro in those seemed nee after hundreds of uses. (I've downgraded my original review from 3 stars to two because of this.) Similarly, the Velcro on my weight belt and weight gloves looks new after many years of use (4 times per week)!My original review.I have very muscular thighs, yet these only fit correctly for me in their tightest possibly setting. While that's "fine" for me, these simply won't fit tightly on most people who are remotely in shape. (I've been working out continuously since the spring of 1983.)Also, the weights here are sand packs. While that's fine in theory, the realty is very think bags that won't stand the test of time. Advice: Remove the bags, package then in a heavy duty sandwich bag, tape the top and bottom crease, and then reinsert.On the positive side, the steel D rings are an improvement over the previous square shaped plastic rings. Additionally, this newer model is more comfortable to wear, and is shorter in height. That results in a longer wearable moment arm, which equates to more exerted force and a better workout. (I am also a mechanical design engineer.)

It works great for the reason I bought it: adjustable weights. The reason it is not 5 star is because:1. The weights are like sand in plastic bags, so I'm nervous that they could puncture.2. If you don't use all of the weights the fit can be weird as it leave a lot of material to wrap around your leg. I assume that once I use more weight the fit will be better, but right now it's loose.

I am one of those people who trust a star on Amazon more than my neighbor when it comes to recommendations. I saw some people talking about comfort issues with this and others talking about poor craftsmanship. Unfortunately, I have experienced both. I used them three times on my ankles and right away they were not comfortable for my ankles to where I had to wear extra thick socks while also wrapping another sock around each ankle to protect my ankles. I used it two times around my wrist which, did not fit as securely as I would have hoped. I'm 6'1" 211lbs and I could not get reasonably tight around my wrist where a little wiggling could get them off. The final time I used them I had them as ankle weights, I ended up with massive blisters and when removing them the velcro was stronger than the sticking and my photo shows what happened.

These are awkward and clumbsy, make sure to measure where the straps will go on your legs these didn’t fully secure for me and slip and side around constantly while using. They also don’t have a return policy so buyer beware