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Senior Exercise


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A friend just shared this suggested exercise for seniors to

build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders.

It's so easy, I thought I'd pass it on.

 

The article suggested doing it three times a week.

 

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have

plenty of room at each side. With a 5-pound 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-pound potato

sacks. Then use 50-pound potato sacks, and eventually try to

get to where you can lift a 100-pound potato sack in each hand

and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.

 

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

the sacks.

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