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Powering up Turbo Jam with Weighted Gloves

Morning all,

Every see those nifty neat TurboJam thingees with weighted gloves?

They cost around $20 or so, and can weigh between 1 or 2 pounds. In other words:

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What are the benefits? Well, I found some nifty reviews over at:

If you don’t want to spring for weighted gloves, you can easily hold a 1 or 2 pound weight in your hand (but be careful not to let it go!). Other ways of making your own weighted gloves include putting a pound of sand into a strong baggie and anchoring it to your hand, taping a one pound weight to your hand and the like.

Here’s a snippet of a TJ workout. I’ve done them myself at home and found it certainly does get the heart-rate up (like any good cardio workout should).