A comparison between the effects of the walking exercise with and without weighted vests on bone resorption and health-related physical fitness in the working women.

The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of walking exercise with and without weighted vests on bone resorption and health-related physical fitness in the working women. Forty-eight female staff of Chulalongkorn University who were 30-60 years old voluntarily participated in the study. The subjects were randomly assigned into two groups: the experimental group performing the walking exercise wearing the weighted vests (EW, n = 24) and the control group performing the walking exercise without wearing the weighted vests (E, n = 24).