For older types

[Kip Powick]

A few weeks agao I came across this exercise suggested for older adults, 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. The article suggested doing it three days a week.

1) Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of

room at each side. With a 2 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.

2) Each day, you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit

longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 4 kg potato sacks.

3) Then try 10 kg potato sacks in each hand and hold your arms straight

for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level).

4) After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the

sacks.