For The Snow Shoveler
· If you must shovel, be careful. Listen to weather forecasts so you can rise early and have time to shovel before work.
· Layer clothing to keep your muscles warm and flexible.
· Shoveling can strain deconditioned muscles between your shoulders, in your upper back, lower back, buttocks and legs. So, do some warm up stretching before you grab that shovel.
· When you do shovel, push the snow straight ahead; don’t try and throw it. Avoid sudden twisting and turning motions, move your feet so you are not torqueing the spine.
· Bend your knees to lift while shoveling. Let the muscles of your legs and arms do the work, not your back.
· Take frequent rest breaks to take the strain off your muscles. A fatigued body asks for injury.
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