Hydrate. Strengthen. Go.
Hydrate. Strengthen. Go.
At Weights2Go, we believe exercise doesn’t always have to mean a trip to the gym.
Walking, running, hiking and other forms of active movement can be simple, and, enjoyable ways to become more physically active. Weights2Go was designed around a straightforward idea: Why not combine hydration and light resistance into one convenient piece of exercise equipment?
The concept brings together three important elements of an active lifestyle — hydration, movement, and, resistance.
But what does the science say?
Water is essential for normal physiological function, and maintaining appropriate hydration is an important consideration during physical activity.
When you exercise, your body loses water through sweat and increased breathing. Replacing those fluids helps support hydration and normal physical performance. The amount of water lost, varies considerably from person to person, and is influenced by factors such as the person’s sex, weight, how fit they are, the exercise intensity, duration, environmental conditions and their individual sweat rate.
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends appropriate fluid replacement before, during and after exercise, while recognising that hydration requirements vary between individuals. Its guidance aims to help prevent excessive dehydration, and for people to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance, during physical activity.
For many everyday activities, particularly for exercise, water is an appropriate choice for hydration. For longer or more demanding exercise, particularly in hot conditions or when substantial sweating occurs, fluid and electrolyte requirements may vary.
That’s why we believe in having your water with you, while you exercise, just makes sense.
Your workout and your hydration don’t have to be two separate things.
Resistance exercise is a well-established component of a healthy, active lifestyle, and this is true whether you’re 20 or 80 years of age.
Research examining resistance training in adults, has found associations with improvements in physical functioning and other important health outcomes. International physical-activity guidelines therefore recommend that adults include muscle-strengthening activities as part of their regular exercise routine.
Weights2Go Weighted Sports Bottles are not intended to replace a structured strength-training programme or traditional resistance training. Instead, Weights2Go Weighted Sports Bottles, offer another way to introduce light resistance into everyday movement, while having enough water with you, to sufficiently hydrate.
Whether you’re walking, running, hiking, being active outdoors, or simply exercising where ever your movement takes you, holding a pair of weighted bottles can add an element of resistance, while allowing you to stay hydrated at the same time – no need to carry a set of dumbbells and a water bottle!
Research has examined what happens when people walk while carrying additional weight.
Studies using hand-held weights have found that adding weight can increase physiological demands such as heart rate and oxygen consumption. One study found that walking with hand weights produced a small increase in energy expenditure compared with normal walking (As we all know, energy expenditure can help with weight loss, if that’s your goal).
Other research using weighted vests has similarly demonstrated that additional external load can increase metabolic demand during walking.
However, more weight is not necessarily better.
The amount of resistance matters, as does how the weight is carried, the individual’s fitness level, walking speed, terrain, and, the duration of exercise.
Weights2Go Weighted Sports Bottles are designed around the concept of, light, portable resistance, rather than turning an everyday walk into a heavy-load workout.
The aim is simple:
Move. Hydrate. Add Resistance. Keep going.
We believe – You don’t need a gym to be active; nor do you need to go outdoors to exercise.
However, walking and other forms of outdoor physical activity can make exercise accessible, enjoyable and easier to incorporate into everyday life.
Research comparing physical activity in natural outdoor environments with indoor exercise has suggested potential benefits for aspects of mental and physical wellbeing, although the evidence is not strong enough to say that outdoor exercise is universally better than indoor exercise.
What we do know is that regular physical activity matters.
The World Health Organization recommends that adults undertake regular aerobic physical activity and include muscle-strengthening activities, two or more days each week.
Importantly, physical activity doesn’t have to look the same for everyone.
A walk or run around your neighbourhood, a hike on a trail, an outdoor workout at the park, or, a longer weekend backpacking trip, can all be ways of getting moving.
As we’ve found personally, if you enjoy it, then there’s a greater chance that you’ll stick with it, and, exercise regularly. Then, it will become routine, and, a habit.
This is where Weights2Go comes in.
We designed Weights2Go Weighted Sports Bottles to combine two things you normally have to carry separately:
Your water bottle.
Your weights.
With Weights2Go, the bottles are designed to provide hydration while their weighted components add light resistance.
It’s not about replacing your gym workout.
It’s not about carrying heavy weights for miles.
We’re certainly not promising a shortcut to fitness.
It’s about making movement and hydration more convenient, more versatile, and, just easier.
Sometimes, the simplest way to become more active is to make being active easier, and of course, more enjoyable.
Hydrate. Strengthen. Go.
The information on this page is based on published scientific research and evidence-based physical-activity guidance.
The studies below relate to hydration, resistance exercise, physical activity and the physiological effects of carrying additional weight. They are not studies of the Weights2Go product itself, unless specifically stated otherwise.
Sawka MN, Burke LM, Eichner ER, et al.American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Exercise and fluid replacement.Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2007;39(2):377–390. PMID: 17277604.
López-Torres O, Rodríguez-Longobardo C, Escribano-Tabernero R, Fernández-Elías VE.Hydration, Hyperthermia, Glycogen, and Recovery: Crucial Factors in Exercise Performance — A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients. 2023;15(20):4442. PMID: 37892517.
Deshayes T, Pancrate T, Goulet EDB.Impact of dehydration on perceived exertion during endurance exercise: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. 2022;20(3):224–235. PMID: 35601980. Read the free full-text article.
El-Kotob R, Ponzano M, Chaput JP, et al.Resistance training and health in adults: an overview of systematic reviews.Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 2020;45(10 Suppl 2):S165–S179. PMID: 33054335.
Graves JE, Pollock ML, Montain SJ, et al.The effect of hand-held weights on the physiological responses to walking exercise.Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 1987;19(3):260–265. PMID: 3600240.
Makalous SL, Araujo JA, Thomas TR.Energy Expenditure During Walking With Hand Weights.The Physician and Sportsmedicine. 1988;16(4):139–148. PMID: 27457174.
Puthoff ML, Darter B, Nielsen DH, Yack HJ.The effect of weighted vest walking on metabolic responses and ground reaction forces.Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2006;38(4):746–752. PMID: 16679992.
Thompson Coon J, Boddy K, Stein K, et al.Does participating in physical activity in outdoor natural environments have a greater effect on physical and mental wellbeing than physical activity indoors? A systematic review.Environmental Science & Technology. 2011;45(5):1761–1772. PMID: 21291246.
World Health Organization.WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour. 2020. Download the official WHO guidelines.
Scientific research is continually developing, and individual studies can produce different results depending on the participants, exercise protocol, duration, intensity and conditions.
The information provided here, and on this website, is intended for general educational purposes, and, it is not medical advice. Individual exercise and hydration requirements vary. If you have a medical condition, injury or other health concern, or, have not exercised in a while, consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional, before beginning a new exercise programme.
