Be Heart Smart

• Avoid eating, smoking, or drinking caffeine prior to shoveling

Smart Tips

• Don’t move snow twice
• Remove snow in stages
• Maintain your snow – straighten front edge (hammer for metal, cut wit utility knife for plastic)
• Use silicon spray on your shovel
• Stretch before and after
• Stay hydrated
• Keep good mechanics

Shovels

• Wide/flat shovel to push snow (pushing is easier than lifting)
• Ergonomic shovel
• Plastic shovels are lighter

Lifting Snow

• Bandwidth knees and hips, keeping the back straight
• Hold the shovel close to your body
• Keep one hand close to the blade
• Do not twist upper body to move snow
• Walk to place where you are putting snow and avoid throwing when possible
• Do not lift large amounts of heavy snow at once

Snowblowing

• Do not move faster than set speed of blower
• Keep knees bent and back straight