senior friends

I am only passing this onto my senior friends - (don't be offended -
old is old). If you don't have a gym membership, try this.
I came across this exercise suggested for seniors, to build muscle
strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, so I thought I'd pass
it on. The article suggested doing it three days a week.
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, 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 sacks. Then 50-lb.
potato sacks, and 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.
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Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the
sacks. :+)