Ready for a work-out?
Begin by standing on a comfortable surface where you have plenty of room at each side.
With a 5lb potato bag 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 10lb potato bags.
Then move up to 50lb potato bags, and then eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. (I’m at this level now.)
After you feel confident at that level, put one potato in each sack.
Dario Sanchez said,
April 6, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Blasphemy! Toil thee not on the day of Our Lord’s Passion!
In other news, will you be releasing the Grannymar Workout Video soon?
grannymar said,
April 6, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Now why didn’t I think of that dario?
Now let me see…
Lie face down on the floor, arms above head… tighten your buttock muscles, then slowly lift your arms,head and legs so your nose and knees are just off the ground…
Sorry, I will have to think about what comes next!!!!
Granny said,
April 6, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Must I get out of bed to do these?
grannymar said,
April 6, 2007 at 2:00 pm
Hello Granny, I was getting very worried about you, thinking of calling search & rescue!
Am glad you didn’t fall into one of grandads holes.
stay in bed for the moment until I work out how to finish the exercise.
Grandad said,
April 6, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Granny has gone back to sleep. [She has the flu. She says.]
Can you help me with my exercise? I just can’t seem to do it right…
Bend your right knee,until your foot is about 6 inches off the floor. Holding that position, do the same with the left knee.
Whenever I try that I either a) fall over, or b) end up squatting.
What am I doing wrong?
grannymar said,
April 6, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Is it my exercises or your own?
Were you at the whisky today?
I think you should stay put no matter what position you are in until Granny wakes up!
Brianf said,
April 6, 2007 at 4:36 pm
I prefer weight lifting as an exercise.
16 oz. at a time, preferably.
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Walls said,
April 6, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Oh that’s very funny! And after you’ve completed all that, you’re now qualified to be the Irish Manny, crucified for her childers’ sins!
Nancy said,
April 6, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Oh!, Grannymar, don’t get me started on exercising!
I joined a health club last year, spent about $400.00. Haven’t lost a pound. Apparently you have to show up.
I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them..
Also, I don’t jog. It makes the ice jump right out of my glass and the salt falls off the rim of my Margarita..
Primal Sneeze said,
April 6, 2008 at 6:56 pm
What’s 100lb in new money? I’m guessing about 50kg. Right?
Grannymar said,
April 6, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Primal you are almost there. 5kg is approx 11pounds.
kenju said,
April 7, 2008 at 1:12 am
That’s about the size of it for me, too! LOL
Grannymar said,
April 7, 2008 at 10:32 am
Now for one potato….