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minoucat
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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.

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I might have to start with a potato chip!
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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....

[Big Grin]
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5dana8
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Potatoes! now there's a use for those spuds when on an anti-yeast diet [Big Grin]

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

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jif

"might have to start with a potaote chip" [lol]

"Then put a potatoe in each one of the sacks" [lol]

you guys crack me up [Smile]

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And for immediate results use instant potatoes.
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I didn't read the last line either Cave [bonk]

and then shared excercise advice excercise [dizzy]

It wasn't untill I re-read the posts & went back and read the last line-double bonk

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[lol]
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I dunno . . . lately, for me just holding the sacks would still be a challenge [Roll Eyes]

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LOL! Thanks for the humor . We really need more of this in here!

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To win this battle, make the time for exercise and fitness activities! There is no shortcut to any place worth going! pegee4
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[lol] [lol] [lol]

Wheeeeeee- laughing is for sure the best start to a day.

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thanks for the chuckle!
[lol]

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