Posted on 01/12/2022 1:31:24 PM PST by Mariner
Our sedentary lives really hit home for many people over the last year. Did you gain the COVID-19, or was it 20 pounds?...
...If you’re a gardener, you know gardening is exercise. Experts say the various activities and tasks of gardening ultimately use all of the major muscle groups. In addition, strenuous gardening activities such as raking, hoeing, and digging are both aerobic and muscle strengthening.
Need to pick something up? Do your squats. Carrying something? Do some curls. Reaching for something? Calf raises. Do your rows while weeding. You get the picture. You’re incorporating typical gym exercises while you garden. No machines needed.
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I sprout - mainly in the winter to amuse myself. I like the Sandwich Mix from Botanical Interests.
I cross-pinged the Garden Groupies. ;)
I absolutely despise exercise for the sake of it, but a good workout in the garden, cutting firewood, building fence, or any other worthwhile endeavor is good for the soul and the body.
Patience, Grasshopper.
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