Perdita
01-05-2009, 08:31
Exercise programme for the over 50's
Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of
> room at each side.
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> With a 5-kg 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.
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> 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-kg potato sacks.
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> Then try 25-kg potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where
> you can lift a 50-kg potato sack in each hand and hold your arms
> straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level.)
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> After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each sack.
Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of
> room at each side.
>
>
>
>
> With a 5-kg 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-kg potato sacks.
>
>
>
> Then try 25-kg potato sacks and then eventually try to get to where
> you can lift a 50-kg 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 sack.