Rucking – wearing a weighted backpack while you walk – could be one of the few exceptions. So I decided to give it a go, committing to walking 10,000 steps a day for a week with a weight on my back.
Rucking, the practice of walking (or hiking) with a weighted pack, is named after the military term for backpack: "rucksack," as carrying the weighted packs is a common military activity and exercise.
It’s like hiking in the countryside or mountains with a heavy backpack, only in an urban setting. Jogging with weights is sometimes called rucking as well, says Andreas Barz, a sport scientist ...