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Best plan for fitness in the New Year.
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>I came across this exercise suggested for the over fifties set, to
build
>muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems fairly easy, so I
>thought
>I'd pass it on. The article suggests doing it three days a week.
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>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.
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>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.
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>After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb. potato sacks.
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>Then 50-lb. potato sacks; then eventually try to get to where you can
lift
>a
>100-lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for a
full
>minute.
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>Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each sack.
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