How To Shovel Snow
- February 17, 2009
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Writer
Rosemarie_Lennon
Music
The Way It Is
Voice Over Artist
Darcie Champagne
You need the right stuff to tackle the white stuff.
You Will Need
- Warm clothes
- Two shovels: A plastic one and a metal one
- A can of non-stick spray
- And the discipline to pace yourself
- Salt, sand, or kitty litter
- Warm clothes
- Two shovels: A plastic one and a metal one
- A can of non-stick spray
- And the discipline to pace yourself
- Salt, sand, or kitty litter
Men with heart disease should not shovel snow, and healthy men above 50 and healthy women over 60 should avoid it as well.
Step 1: Stretch
Do five to ten minutes of stretching exercises to warm up your muscles.
Step 2: Dress warmly
Dress warmly with multiple layers, a hat and scarf, gloves or mittens, and shoes or boots with nonskid soles.
Step 3: Coat shovels
Spray the shovels with cooking spray to keep snow from sticking.
Invest in ergonomic shovels; their bent shafts mean less bending, which means less back strain.
Step 4: Push snow
Use the metal shovel to push snow out of the way. The goal is to push, not lift, as much as you can to avoid back strain.
Step 5: Scoop snow
Use the lighter, plastic shovel to scoop up small amounts of snow, just an inch or two at a time.
When picking up snow, keep one hand close to the shovel as you bend at the knees, with your back straight and legs apart.
Step 6: Step and dump
Take one step forward before dumping the snow.
Step 7: Rest
Take breaks every 15 minutes, or sooner if needed.
If you can’t say a long sentence without getting winded, it’s time to take a break.
Step 8: Cover
If there are icy or slick patches, scatter salt to help melt them, or cover them with sand or kitty litter to help passersby—or yourself—get traction.
Step 9: Reward yourself
Reward yourself with some hot cocoa.
The verb “to shovel” dates back to the 1400s.
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Comments (3)
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over 2 years ago by vilen
Thanks so much for putting this together and for such a great job of presentation. It's hard to convince a 50 yo man that he's not Superman, and showing this to my guy made him realize what he should do tackle the Mid Atlantic blizzard of 2010.
The best hint was spraying your shovel with spray cooking oil. Since we don't use the spray cooking oil we substituted wd40 which worked just as well and we cut through 3 ft of snow like butter!
over 2 years ago by Kinch_Cross
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