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07-13-2007, 02:16 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2006
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M.O.C. #5751
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Staying Fit Over 50
HOW TO STAY FIT AFTER 50:
Just came across this exercise suggested for older adults designed to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, so I thought I'd pass it on to the forum. 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 try 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. (I'm at this level). After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the sacks.
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07-13-2007, 02:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: South
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M.O.C. #5140
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You had me right to there...My DW says she's been looking for an exercise to help tone her upper body and says this will work...
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07-13-2007, 04:30 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Casa Grande
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M.O.C. #6333
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Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me!!!! YOU JUST DID. ROFLMAO........
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07-13-2007, 04:49 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
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M.O.C. #420
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Sounds like my kinda excerise. Are they Idaho potatos or just the garden type variety?
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07-13-2007, 05:34 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Apple Valley
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M.O.C. #1358
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No Glenn...no fair eating the equipment...
LOL...I was buying it at first...hehe
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07-13-2007, 05:50 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Wetumpka
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M.O.C. #1105
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Cute!
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07-14-2007, 03:22 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
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M.O.C. #420
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Ozzie
No Glenn...no fair eating the equipment...
LOL...I was buying it at first...hehe
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Well just how do I get all them "empty" sacks?
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07-14-2007, 04:12 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Grand Blanc
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M.O.C. #5965
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You had me too. I was beginning to think that you must be a physical marvel.
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07-14-2007, 04:55 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2005
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M.O.C. #4890
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Bert, you had me spraying coffee on that one. Thanks for a good laugh. Have a great day.
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07-17-2007, 12:51 AM
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Established Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Dauphin
Posts: 30
M.O.C. #7377
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snfexpress - for the upper body (talking on the level) you could us the firm with bands. This will help. No weights, just bands (it is a lot harder than you would think)
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07-17-2007, 04:40 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Sioux Falls
Posts: 291
M.O.C. #5590
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Thanks, I'll try this. Sounds like an exercise I could almost stay with!
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