Hi Georgette, Thank you for contacting me. You are lucky to live in SF because one of the best Physical Therapists in the area of osteoporosis works at SFU: https://ptrehab.ucsf.edu/wendy-katzman-pt-dptsc-ocs
Please give her my regards.
All the best,
Margaret

Hi Satish,
I’ll look forward to seeing you in the springtime. It will be time to come in for a refresher of your exercises or a review of your form. Hope you are enjoying your retirement. Keep well,
Margaret

Hi Kate,
Hi Susan, I did not want you to feel I was just copying and pasting an answer but what I wrote for Susan holds for you:
If you have never done a tricep strengthening exercise before, I would recommend you start light such as 2 pounds shared between both hands. If you can easily do 15 repetitions at a pace of 2 seconds lowering and 2 seconds lifting with a second pause above the floor and at the top then you should progress to 3 pounds….keep increasing the weight every other or third day until you are challenged to reach 15 repetitions. As long as you feel you have a good grip on the weight and you can keep an even pace and good form then you can keep challenging yourself.
In the first two weeks 1 set of 15 reps, done 2 – 3 X/week is plenty. After which you can add second set… and two weeks later a third set. But more important than increasing the number of sets is being consistent with at least one or two sets. You will be surprised how you will quickly tone up your arms (in time for sprinG!) and how daily activities such as pushing open a door will begin to feel easier. All the best!

Hi Susan, If you have never done a tricep strengthening exercise before, I would recommend you start light such as 2 pounds shared between both hands. If you can easily do 15 repetitions at a pace of 2 seconds lowering and 2 seconds lifting with a second pause above the floor and at the top then you should progress to 3 pounds….keep increasing the weight every other or third day until you are challenged to reach 15 repetitions. As long as you feel you have a good grip on the weight and you can keep an even pace and good form then you can keep challenging yourself.
In the first two weeks 1 set of 15 reps, done 2 – 3 X/week is plenty. After which you can add second set… and two weeks later a third set. But more important than increasing the number of sets is being consistent with at least one or two sets. You will be surprised how you will quickly tone up your arms (in time for sprinG!) and how daily activities such as pushing open a door will begin to feel easier. All the best!