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VAN DELL JORDAN wrote:
> I read recently that along with puzzles learning to reverse hands,
> learning to do things like write with the non dominant hand is one
> good exercise.

I believe that.  Practically, it makes sense to learn to use both sides
of your body as well.  It uses a different side of the brain, and forces
nerves, muscles, and vessels to work equally as hard on both sides.  I
just came in from digging those holes.  I'm a third of the way down on
the last one.  I have blisters on both hands now, so I'm quitting for
the day.  Once my right hand got blistered up, I swapped and gave my
left side a workout, thrusting the hole digger with my left arm only.  I
also used a digging bar to pry up rocks so I had a lot of
leverage/resistance usage of my left arm.  You never know, on a
homestead, when you might break a wrist or arm and be forced to use the
opposite side.  I try to take it easy on my left arm though since it has
only been 6 months ago that I broke it.

Bev
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BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm   NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
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