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Lou Mudge

A Pilates master trainer shares her ultimate ankle weight workout to build lower-body strength

Woman sits on exercise mat and straps on an ankle weight.

Ankle weights are a deceptively difficult way to add resistance to your workouts.

You may pick them up and think, “This is only one pound of weight, it won’t offer a challenge,” but the way they load your joints means experts like Club Pilates master trainer Julie Marques advise using them with caution.

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