I LOVE MY ankle WEIGHTS but

[Alan Armstrong]

I love my ankle weights but I'm wearing them out and split them, then the filling falls out.

They are too expensive to just throw them away, therefore I have been patching them up with glue and rubber patches. So far so good but as time passes they still leak out their fillings. With all the repair work on them they are looking very bad; embarrassingly so.

Meditation on my ankle weights dilemma payed off.

A bought some thick black socks put a little split in the toe end for the ankle weight strap to fit through and presto; new looking ankle weights that also (bonus) feel more comfortable.

Perhaps small things please small minds but I am very happy with my ankle weight covers. The glue I now use to repair the leaks with is a flexible rubber type.

Perhaps if an entrepreneur reads this thread that is in the sports equipment industry, might want to look into designing ankle weight covers/protectors in cool designs and colours.

[Nidan Melbourne]

I bought a pair for $20AUD and work great.

Maybe have a look online to see what they have, especially if your concerned about cost.

[sensei8]

Gorilla Tape; it's a super duper Duct Tape!! Not always the most attractive thing to put on your ankle weights, but, if they're expensive, then Gorilla Tape might be much more preferred than throwing them away.

[Alan Armstrong]

Have not thrown away my ankle weights, but what I have done is to rubber cement the leaks and have used thick black socks as well.

The nice thing about using the sock ankle weight covers is that they make a nice neck supports for when doing reclining exercises.

As much of my exercises are done outside on concrete, the sock covered ankle weights used as a neck support (when on my back) are very comfortable and convenient to use.