Workout Gloves and Wrist Supports
Workout Gloves: Women have smaller hands and less developed forearms than men. Less surface area and smaller muscle mass mean less ability to grip and wrap our hands around bars and other fitness equipment. Your hands will hurt, ache and develop unsightly calluses. Gloves protect a woman's hands and enhance her workout so she may grip those bars and cables with more confidence, move more weight and develop greater strength. Gloves generally come with short or longer finger length, depending on your preference for having more or less contact with the grip surface.Wrist Supports: Some women find wrist supports are helpful in reducing excess movement while lifting weights or performing cable pulls. Stable wrist position helps to prevent injury. Another benefit is that, some of the tension that is buffered by wrist movement is now transferred to the forearms, adding more resistance and training to the muscles in this vulnerable area for women. You may get wrist supports separately or as an attachment to your weight lifting glove.