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Exercise for Seniors:

As we get older, we all need to keep up our level of exercise.
Here is an exercise suggested for seniors, to build muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy, so I thought I'd pass it on to some of my friends.

Just don't over-do it.

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, 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, and eventually try to get to where you can lift a100-lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute.

After you feel confident at that level. . . . put a potato in each of the sacks.