This exercise is suggested 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, 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 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.
Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
Posted by jif (Member # 9215) on :
I might have to start with a potato chip!
Posted by shazdancer (Member # 1436) on :
Easy, cave -- as long as you don't put the potatoes in!
Thanks for the chuckle, minou. As the joke unfolded, I started to remember the joke.
Hmm, a joke AND a memory exercise....
Shaz
Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
Potatoes! now there's a use for those spuds when on an anti-yeast diet
I have used "start-up" with Jane Fonda since 1994.. My LLMD at the time recommended it to me. Its specially designed for people who are getting over a long term illness.
Much of the first part of the tape can be done in a chair and the last half are floor excersies that can be done in bed. The tape is aprox 20 minutes.
Its been real good for me when I have been too tired to do much.
You can get it on line at www.amazon.com Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
jif
"might have to start with a potaote chip"
"Then put a potatoe in each one of the sacks"
you guys crack me up Posted by Cobweb (Member # 10053) on :
And for immediate results use instant potatoes.
Posted by 5dana8 (Member # 7935) on :
I didn't read the last line either Cave
and then shared excercise advice excercise
It wasn't untill I re-read the posts & went back and read the last line-double bonk
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Posted by tabbytamer (Member # 3159) on :
I dunno . . . lately, for me just holding the sacks would still be a challenge Posted by pegee4 (Member # 9869) on :
LOL! Thanks for the humor . We really need more of this in here!
Posted by sometimesdilly (Member # 9982) on :
Wheeeeeee- laughing is for sure the best start to a day.
Thanks- Dilly
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