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Exercise for people approaching 50 years old

Solat37_Neil
Solat37_Neil Posts: 379 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
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 weeks, move up to 10-lb. potato sacks. Then try 50-lb. potato sacks.

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.)

Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each sack.

:bigsmile:

Replies

  • OSUalum
    OSUalum Posts: 449 Member
    LMAO! Good one!
  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
    *LOL*
    i was busy reading that and thinking to myself... you're nuts!!!!!! then burst out laughing when i got to the last line *L*

    thank you for the chuckle!
  • That was just too good!!
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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  • dogwhisperette
    dogwhisperette Posts: 177 Member
    HAHA Good one! I was also thinking you were insane until I got to the last line. Thanks for the laugh.... I burnt 3 calories from it haha
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    *snarf*

    LOVE IT!
  • :laugh: :laugh: Too funny!
  • themyriadthings
    themyriadthings Posts: 225 Member
    Ha! Good one!
  • rorosaw
    rorosaw Posts: 360 Member
    I love my Neil. You are a piece of funny work, my friend. Cheers to you! :bigsmile:
  • :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    am crying with laughter here, silly snausage!!! bloody funny, man!!
  • TheGoktor
    TheGoktor Posts: 1,138 Member
    *snarf*

    LOVE IT!

    I spy a Thundercats fan! :bigsmile:

    Love your post, Neil! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • yvonnej1
    yvonnej1 Posts: 904 Member
    :laugh: Ahh Luv ya babe...So is the next step a sausage and a potato?
  • Too funny! I "laughed so hard the tears ran down my leg"!
  • Kate_UK
    Kate_UK Posts: 1,299 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • JennyJH
    JennyJH Posts: 189 Member
    hehehe:laugh:
  • BuffTexan
    BuffTexan Posts: 270
    Hahaha!! That was funny! Thanks! :D
  • SusiB60
    SusiB60 Posts: 104 Member
    Fool!!!


    :D
    still giggling
  • joyfulthanks
    joyfulthanks Posts: 155
    Ha! Great one!
  • Lolyballs
    Lolyballs Posts: 180 Member
    lol you got me and the sad thing is I've read this before!! thanks for the laughter.
  • hunni70
    hunni70 Posts: 57
    lol so funny you really made me laugh i wondering where it was going until the end your so funny neil !!!! :laugh:
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