Wearing a weighted vest can be a great way to burn more calories and fat while working out, as it places extra pounds near your body’s center of gravity. While walking, running, or doing cardio may burn calories and help you stay fit or reach your desired weight loss goal, by wearing a weighted vast, you can achieve what you want faster. This is because when a person is heavier, they are able to burn more calories as their body uses up more energy.  It is recommended that a person wears a weighted vest which is equal to 15% of their body weight, which will result in the average individual burning an extra 0.6 calories per minute while walking. Even though this may not sound like a lot, during an hour they will be likely to burn 36 more calories. In a whole month, the average person that wears a weighted vest while walking for an hour each day can burn as much as 1080 more calories, helping to sustain weight loss and fat burning in the long term. The heavier the person, the more calories they will be able to burn per hour wearing a weighted vest.