The numbers are in. All the physiological effects of walking with hand weights have been well documented.
Does Step Exercise with Handweights Enhance Training Effects?
By Len Kravitz, Vivan H. Heyward,
Lisa M. Stolarczyk and Virginia Wilmerding
Center for Exercise and Applied Human Physiology
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Department of Exercise Science and Leisure Management
University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677