Exercise For Seniors

For those of us getting along in years, here is a little secret for building your arm and shoulder  muscles. You might want to adopt this regimen! Three days a week works well. 



Begin by standing outside behind the house, 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, if you can reach a full minute, relax.  You may start feeling the exercise work with a little pain.



After a few weeks, move up to 10-LB. potato sacks  After you have master the 10lb sacks move up to the  50-LB. 

potato sacks. You should start feeling stronger. Then move up to the 100 lb potato sack in each hand and hold your arms  straight for more than a full minute. 



Next, start adding a couple of potatoes in each of the sacks, but be careful not to overdo it at this level. 