Exercise for Seniors


Just came across this exercise suggested for older adults, to build
muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, so I
thought I'd pass it on to some of my friends. 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, and 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 try 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.(I'm at this level)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the
sacks.

As I'm recovering from an operation this looks good.

do the sacks have potatoes in them?

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do the sacks have potatoes in them?

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Originally posted by two canoes:
do the sacks have potatoes in them?

haha...dam son he said!

"After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the
sacks."

readddddddddddddddddd it!