The hottest new workout is the best of both worlds – it can be done at-home, and you don’t even need to clear your schedule to make it happen.
Sound too good to be true?
People are now using wrist weights while doing their full morning routine, which includes curling their hair, putting on makeup and even applying skincare.
Wrist weights not only can tone your arms, but strengthen your heart muscle, per SELF – which means that your heart rate can increase, leading to a more effective workout.
The novel phenomenon has taken over TikTok, with tons of users showing off how they’ve adjusted their routines to feature the wrist weights.
Model and content creator Emily DiDonato took to TikTok this week to try out the hack, which involed getting ready while wearing a set of two-pound wrist weights
Wrist weights not only can tone your arms, but strengthen your heart muscle – which means that your heart rate can increase, leading to a more effective workout
Just this week, model Emily DiDonato took to the social media platform to try it out for herself – and admitted that it was way harder than it looked.
She used two-pound, $65 wrist weights from viral brand Bala Bangles, and began by straightening her hair, which visibly took a toll on her.
But that’s not all – DiDonato then took out her curler and began to curl each strand of her hair.
Once her look was perfected, she ripped off the weights and threw them on the ground, admitting in the caption that the curling portion of the get ready with me almost ‘took her out.’
In the comments section of the post, many people joked that they already broke a sweat while they did their own hair and makeup without the added wrist weights.
‘I already break a sweat trying to do a slicked back ponytail. I would not survive,’ one user typed.
Another agreed, ‘I already sweat enough doing my hair, ugh. So smart though. Hahahah.’
‘Genius but yeah curling I don’t think I’d survive I have a lot of hair,’ someone else typed.
Once her look was perfected, she ripped off the weights and threw them on the ground, admitting in the caption that the curling portion of the get ready with me almost took her out
In the comments section of DiDonato’s post, many people joked that they already broke a sweat while they did their own hair and makeup without the added wrist weights
Hair influencer Abigail Lin also took her one-pound wrist weights for a twirl while she blew dry her hair and put it in curlers
Of course, DiDonato isn’t the only one who has tried out the trend.
Hair influencer Abigail Lin also took her one-pound wrist weights for a twirl while she blew dry her hair and put it in curlers.
It seemed to be quite the workout, because as she was doing it, she appeared to be out of breath and even had to take a few breaks in-between.
She also followed up by doing a slick-back bun with a set of the weights, which almost appeared a harder task than using the blow dryer.
TikTok creator Victoria Marano even tried the task with the $6,000 Dyson Airwrap, which comes with multiple different styling pieces.
She had to take a break while curling her hair as it got quite strenuous, and asserted that you shouldn’t let the two pounds fool you.
And while these weights can tone up your arms, it’s important not to go too overboard with them.
Dr. Haniel Hernandez, a physical therapist with Redefine Healthcare, told CNET that wrist weights can cause added stress to the joints.
‘The most effective way to use them while exercising is understanding the phrase «less is more,»‘ the doctor stated.
