Exercise for Older People

This is from Bud who shares my deeply rooted attitude about the importance of exercise.  He adds:  For all my friends who have not reached my age - hold on to this for later reference.

To build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders, it is suggested that the routine be repeated 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 arm straight for more than a full minute.  [I'm at this level.]

 

After you feel confident at this level, put a potato in each of the sacks