Comments on: How to Shovel Snow Without Hurting Your Back

By: Nancy Newman

Nancy Newman — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 20:30:01 +0000

Appreciate this reminder about how to shovel snow, but what about shoveling long narrow spaces like a side walk? It seems hard to always keep ones feet facing where the snow is going. Do you recommend lifting the snow, then turning your whole body to face where you plan to dump the snow, and then dumping it? (I’m getting lots of opportunities to practice my form lately here in Minnesota!)

By: Richard Martin

Richard Martin — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:51:22 +0000

In reply to donna linc. Thank you for sharing that.

By: donna linc

donna linc — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:21:07 +0000

I shovel horse poop year around so this was extremely helpful for me as well! Thank you!

By: Margaret Martin

Margaret Martin — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:55:12 +0000

In reply to Tricia Jeske.

Hi Tricia, Your welcome! Good to hear from someone from Vancouver. I lived there in 1986. Loved it!!
I wish we always had the light fluffy snow here in Ottawa, lately it has been a mixture of everything. I am just in from 2 hours of shovelling what felt like sand and scraping ice. Another tip I forgot for heavy snow was to snow push the shovel evenly in from of you using both hands! Alternate sides when it comes to the final lift. Take frequent breaks. I alternated pushing the snow for 10 minutes and scraping down the next layer of now ice for 10 minutes. It gave my body breaks by changing the demands of each.
Sorry about your sister’s casserole. Hope everyone was alright and only the casserole suffered. 🙂
All the best in 2020.
Margaret

By: Tricia Jeske

Tricia Jeske — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 03:10:17 +0000

Thanks Margaret. We in the wet West Coast usually have extremely heavy (weight wise) snow. Definitely not the light fluffy snow I recall when living in Norther Ontario. Your clip is a great reminder how not to abuse our bodies particularly our spines. . I really loved the turkey video. Wish my sister had seen it prior to removing a casserole from the oven. Oops – as it landed face down on the floor. So glad it wasn’t the turkey! Thank you, Tricia, Vancouver BC

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:50:36 +0000

In reply to Melissa Lang, PT. You welcome Melissa. I took advantage of the mild weather since many of my own clients ask me about safe snow shoveling. Hope our shoveling for the season is almost over!

By: Melissa Lang, PT

Melissa Lang, PT — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:01:41 +0000

Thanks for this video Margaret. I live in the North Simcoe Muskoka region so this is particularly helpful! I will recommend this to my clients.