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| fitness Best plan for fitness in the New Year. > > > >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. > >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; 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. > >Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each sack. > >
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