Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 All of us on this list could use an easy exercise and a bit of humor as well so here goes...................................... Carol> > I came across this exercise suggested for seniors, to build> muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy,> so I thought I'd pass it on. The article suggested doing it> three days a week. Begin by standing on a comfortable surface,> where you have plenty of room at each side.> > With a 5-lb. potato sack in each hand, extend your arms> straight out from your sides, and hold them there as long as> you can. Try to reach a full minute, then relax. Each day,> you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit> longer.> > After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb. potato sacks. Then> 50-lb. potato sacks, and then eventually try to get to where> you can lift a 100-lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your> arms straight for more than a full minute.> > Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each> of the sacks.> > > Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Trisha -- A good exercise! All of us on this list could use an easy exercise and a bit of humor as well so here goes...................................... Carol> > I came across this exercise suggested for seniors, to build> muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy,> so I thought I'd pass it on. The article suggested doing it> three days a week. Begin by standing on a comfortable surface,> where you have plenty of room at each side.> > With a 5-lb. potato sack in each hand, extend your arms> straight out from your sides, and hold them there as long as> you can. Try to reach a full minute, then relax. Each day,> you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit> longer.> > After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb. potato sacks. Then> 50-lb. potato sacks, and then eventually try to get to where> you can lift a 100-lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your> arms straight for more than a full minute.> > Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each> of the sacks.> > > Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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