Omorpho recently closed a $6 million seed-funding round, led by VC firm KB Partners, at a $26 million post-money valuation. The sportswear company uses proprietary MicroLoad technology to ...

Weighted vests are no longer just for military trainees or athletes. They’re everywhere, used by everyone from average gym goers to hardcore CrossFitters to intensify workouts. But now, brands are ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Weighted vests are no longer just for military trainees or athletes. They’re everywhere, used by everyone ...

One of the problems with the traditional weight belts or vests is that they’re often bulky and ill-suited to you retaining your full range of motion. It’s a problem that Omorpho is looking to tackle ...

The next big development in training apparel may just look a lot like a superhero suit. This week has brought the launch of Omorpho, a brand-new sportswear brand that’s making apparel heavier instead ...

Ex-Nike VP Stefan Olander recently founded Omorpho, a weighted activewear startup. Omorpho says its weighted clothes can increase speed and strength and help burn more calories. I tried on Omorpho's ...

If you’ve been seeing weighted vests at your local gym and on the streets lately, you’re not alone. Walking while donning a weighted vest—a type of exercise known as “rucking”—is becoming an ...

Share on Pinterest Are weighted vests really a fitness breakthrough? That depends on a lot of factors, including your current fitness level and goals. Yakov Knyazev/Stocksy United Weighted vests are ...

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. There aren't many mental health aids out there ...

If you lived through the aerobics-obsessed ’80s, you know that cardio exercises were long heralded as the single way to reach weight loss goals. A few decades later, weight training for weight loss ...

Weighted vests are no longer just for military trainees or athletes. They’re everywhere, used by everyone from average gym goers to hardcore CrossFitters to intensify workouts. But now, brands are ...