Be safe while raking leaves
Categories: Healthy Home, Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness
Raking leaves doesn't seem like the kind of activity that can put you in harms way. But if you do it wrong, you could end up pulling a muscle or putting your back out, and then you'll have to explain how you injured yourself and man, how embarrassing would that be?
So here are some tips from the people at Everyday Health on protecting yourself while raking:
So here are some tips from the people at Everyday Health on protecting yourself while raking:
- Wear warm clothes to keep your muscles warm
- Do some gentle warm-ups before you start raking -- some twists, walking and leg stretches should do
- Maintain good posture while you rake
- Don't twist your back
- Alternate the side of your body that you hold the rake with
- Drink lots of water, and take a break if you're not used to exercise.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
trevor 10-29-2007 @ 1:06AM
you can't state the obvious and pawn it off as fitness advice. anyone that rakes leaves has done it all their life and doesnt need to read this shit. did you seriously have nothing better to write? why not write something about how to effectively find local hiking paths to enjoy the fall weather with. why not write about different ways to make use of the leaves you rake. you suck.
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