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How Best to Prevent Death by Snow Shoveling?

Category: Home and Garden Care | Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:44 am

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A few weeks ago there was widespread media coverage of snow storms in and around Buffalo NY, and as if the sheer inconvenience of several feet of snow wasn't bad enough there were also reports of another less expected negative consequence of all this snow fall, people dying as a result of the seemingly innocuous activity of clearing the roads and paths around their homes.

On reading further this actually made sense, people who might otherwise be sedentary were exerting themselves in cold whether. Not only would they be exercising in ways their body wasn't used to, they'd also face the double whammy of doing it in the cold, causing arteries to contract, and ultimately a lot of stress on the heart. In older people and those with pre existing heart conditions this is all a big no no.

Now I don't know about you, but I wasn't familiar with this problem at all until reading about it, though of course here in the UK we seldom see snow at all, let alone have the chance to shovel it.

It makes me wonder what the best course of action is for people facing the unfortunate situation of having to clear snow, especially in countries where you are legally obliged to clear snow from the path in front of your home. Even snow blowers don't seem to be a guarantee you'll make it through in one piece, one poor soul even met his end during the aforementioned storm whilst using one of those.

I think there must be a better solution out there for someone to find!

In any case, take care shovelling snow this Winter folks!


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