I love it - it's it great that dispite all our frustrations and enthusiasm for our profession and our patients we can still sit back and laugh at ourselves!!! Helps puts everything in perspective. laura W. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Alice Cafiero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 1:22 PM Subject: [OTlist] Just had to share this funny for the day!
> Just came across this exercise suggested for older people, 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. > > 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 then eventually try to get to where you > can lift a 100-lb pot ato sack in each hand and hold your arm > straight for more than a full minute. (I'm at this level) > > After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each of the > sacks. > > > -- > Options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > ************************************************************************************** > Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs > Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. > www.otdegree.com/otn > ************************************************************************************** > -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] ************************************************************************************** Enroll in Boston University's post-professional Master of Science for OTs Online. Gain the skills and credentials to propel your career. www.otdegree.com/otn **************************************************************************************
