Pickles by Brian Crane for August 23, 2024

She lifts weights almost every day…almost on Monday, almost on Tuesday, almost on Wednesday…..

Your efforts are applauded, Opal!

Roscoe knows when to hide!

The only weight she needs to lift is her grandson.

One day at a time.

Who was it who mentioned that the only exercise they got was attending the funerals of their more active friends… and pushing away from the table?

Leaps of faith? Stretching the truth? Running off of the mouth?

I lift 100 kg (220 lbs) every time I get up. That’s enough exercise for me.

Everyone has to start somewhere, right?

What is it they say?

Don’t compare your chapter one to someone else’s chapter ten :-))

Well done on a good start, Opal! xo

Well, at least you’re trying, Opal!

Used to work in a nursing home. The nurses always said, “If you don’t want to end up in a place like this, keep fit. Especially your legs. Once you can’t move around, chances are you’ll be stuck here.

I don’t work out to necessarily live longer; I work out so I can live more freely.

“When are you going to not look flabby, Grandma?”

Opal Schwarzenegger

Many days I wait to do my lifts, but then I never get around to it.

Unless Earl did it for her, she must have lifted them up to be able to rest the on the arms of the chair.

What Opal is doing is defeating the purpose and maybe the weights are way too heavy. But, since this is just a cartoon, I can see the joke of not using these properly.

She did lift them both up onto the chair.

I almost lift heavy stuff, too.

C’mon…Earl’s sandwiches Opal makes him probably weigh one-and a half pounds!! And that’s no (bologna)!

It’s an effort.

Tryin’to firm up the squishy,eh,opal?

every time i stand up i’m lifting weight

It’s hard to think of Opal giving a hoot about her looks.

“I almost got up from the chair.”

Opal knows it’s important to pace yourself when starting an exercise regimen.

“Almost”..??????

A few years ago I started lifting weights and doing therapy for my shoulder. When I realized that the weightlifting was making my shoulder worse I stopped. Other complications are making it difficult for me to resume but my arms still have nice definition.

I have an evangelical friend who offers to lift me up in prayer. I think I weigh too much, it hasn’t happened yet.

Ironically, I’m waiting to lift too.

For people who have to sit on the job for eight hours or more a day, the best exercise is simply to stand up, and to do so at least once every fifteen minutes. If you have a standing desk, great.

Opal, you gotta start with one-pound weights.

It appears the weights are winning.

Opal isn’t fooling me. She lifts the vacuum on a very regular basis. Did you ever weigh a full laundry basket? She looks like she just is not in her own court.