Excercise for people over 40

adorshki

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Begin by standing on a comfortable surface where you have plenty of room at each side.
With a 5lb 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, then relax.
Each day you'll find that you can hold the position for just a little bit longer. After a couple of weeks move up to 10lb potato bags, then try 50 lb potato bags, and then eventually try to get to where you can hold a 100lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight out 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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:D
I've heard that one before, and it will always be funny!
Good jokes never die, they just get told, and told, and told..... etc.

And like some of us, they might even improve with age, :wink:
Joe
 

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killdeer43 said:
:D
I've heard that one before, and it will always be funny!
Good jokes never die, they just get told, and told, and told..... etc.
And like some of us, they might even improve with age, :wink:
Joe
The chinese version uses Tai Chi and rice bags.
 
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