Water Gear Silicone Force Gloves - Aqua Fitness Gloves - Great for Workouts and Diving - Designed with Enhanced Grip

I took a chance changing from my old gloves to these, and it paid off. These are great! It took me a couple times to find the fastest way to get them on and off (off is still sometimes tricky! haha) I wet my hands and put water in the gloves, and my hands go in easily. I was a little concerned because I can't spread my thumb as far in these as I could in my other gloves, but the resistance provided by these more than makes up for a slightly-reduced spread. I also like that they are silicone so don't have to be hung to dry. Highly recommend these. I use for swimming laps and for aquatic workouts, both aerobic and strength training. Update 4/2/15 - From the base of my palm right at the wrist to the tip of my middle finger is about 7 1/4". With my thumb closed in tight to my palm, the widest part of my hand is roughly 4". I have the large gloves. I haven't used baby powder, but I put my hand in the water, and I fill the glove with water. They work fine for me. If your hand is too much bigger than that, you will probably have some problems. The first glove is easy to put on. The second is a bit harder, obviously, since I have to put it on using my other "finned" hand :) Taking off isn't bad, either, although sometimes it goes partway inside-out if I'm impatient. I am very glad the gloves don't stretch. That very fixed fit makes them excellent for muscle toning, and they prevent me from overworking my thumb. My last pair of gloves had more stretch, and it messed with my carpal tunnel. Not as much as hand weights but still some. These are perfect.

This item works well to block out chlorine water which chaps my hands. The glove is relatively easy to don and doff provided hands and gloves are wet as recommended. The product, in my opinion, would be much improved if there were the ability to easily spread the thumb farther away from the index finger so the glove can be used to grip things underwater such as weights or a water noodle. My aqua exercise classes use a variety of items that all need to be gripped underwater, so, unfortunately, I have to take off the gloves part way through the class, which negates their usefulness.

This is my second pair of these. I love the first pair but they finally ripped. This pair is too tight, same size. I thought they might loosen up with age, but now that this second pair is getting old, they are still tight. I am a woman with broad hands with long thin fingers (to match my size 10 feet) and use the mediums. I usually wear a size 7 (or 6 1/2) disposable glove. They are hard to get on but a little hand lotion helps. I have arthritis in my hands and these help keep my hands warm in the pool and give me a good upper body workout in water aerobics. I used to wear the wet suit material gloves but I like these much better.

These work better than the ones with velcro. Admittedly, they are a bit difficult to put on and the only way I can put them on is in the water which is where they will be used so no biggie.

I had to send these back. I have tiny wrists and medium to small hands. I ordered medium and the opening was wide enough for two of my fingers. If you also have arthritis you don’t want to have to struggle to put these on. If you don’t have arthritis you will after over exerting your fingers using these each day. The material looked nice.

Love these! Am recovering from some major injuries from a car accident and have been using these to do a "home program" of in pool physical therapy exercises. These water gloves give just enough resistance for a challenge but not so much that you overdo- though you'll definitely feel the effects of use. Easy to use - remember to put on and take off while IN the water. I've recommended to quite a few people - particularly older folks who've asked about them when they see me working out with these in the pool. These are sturdy, nice weight, not too tight. On my second pair - only because I lost the first ones after having for several years. I expect if these were used for actual "swimming" they would be equally helpful.

I really like these gloves for aqua fit classes. At first I used gloves that had a velcro closure. The closure seemed to fail in the water with all the movement. These are much better because there is no velcro closure - the glove is a one unit piece. Great purchase.

Was too tight to put on too bad they don't make extra large but they do work good I bought me a black set