1. Warm up. Warm your muscles before heading out to shovel by doing some light movements, such as bending side to side or walking in place. 2. Avoid twisting. Move your feet and use your legs to shift your weight back and forth rather than twisting through your back. Keep your shoulders and hips facing the same direction, and bend at the hips and not your back. 3. Push rather than lift. Pushing the snow with the shovel instead of lifting can help reduce the strain on your body. 4. Switch it up. Don’t always shovel from the same side. Changing your arm and leg position will help decrease the repeated stress on your joints. 5. Lighten your load. Consider using a lighter-weight plastic shovel instead of a metal one to help decrease the weight being lifted. 6. Consider multiple trips. Consider shoveling periodically throughout the storm to avoid having to move large amounts of snow at once. 7. Keep up with snowfall. Try to shovel snow shortly after it falls, when it is lighter and fluffier. The longer snow stays on the ground, the wetter and heavier it can become. 8. Finish up. Finish with some stretching, or even ice areas that you know tend to get sore, after a workout. Then go and enjoy a beverage of your choice after a job well done!
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