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Exercise for us...
iarookie
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Exercise for the middle-aged:
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.
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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This had me giggling. My grandmother used to use various soup and food cans as weights, so I thought you were serious, til I got to the end.
Hey, in a pinch, this works! 0 -
LOL! Awesome!! I was gonna say "but I can only lift 2 pounds..." then I read to the end :laugh: Thank you for sharing it!0
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ROFL! That's hilarious!
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I'm going to have to hire some young, virile spotters for this program 0
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thanks :laugh:0
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:drinker: I was going to congratulate on your success.... This was too funny... thank you for the laugh... And by the way congrats on your weight loss....0
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Awesome!0
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I read it twice before i caught on. That's hysterical.0
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Very funny! Have to go and share that on FB!0
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lol Oh that is excellent., I think I will have to share this exercise with my physio! Thank you! *giggling still0
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Exercise for the middle-aged:
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.
This had me giggeling. I can't picture a 100 lb bag of potatoes. My husband and I buy 5 lbs and it lasts about a month. But I do agree, you can improvise with items at home and don't have to buy exercise equipment. Have a blessed day everyone.:flowerforyou:0 -
Good one! I was thinking wow she's doing great. I was telling myself... Well I could start off with one potato and work my way up!! LOL That's one I'll share with everyone.0
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I loved it. Thanks so much for the good laugh tonight!0
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