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Old 08-19-2013, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by DougB View Post
*EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE OVER 55 (ALSO MEANS YOU)

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of
room at each side.

With a 5-lb potato bag 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 bags.

Then try 50-lb potato bags and then eventually try to get to where you
can lift a 100-lb potato bag 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 bag.

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