All winter long, people are tasked with clearing snow from driveways, streets, and sidewalks to create walkable paths.

Shoveling the snow may seem like a harmless activity. However, health experts are saying otherwise, indicating it can be a dangerous threat.

“The amount of heart attacks we get in the cath lab and when we ask when it started ‘when I was shoveling snow’ is crazy,” a third added. Dr. Martin goes on to share five tips on how to ...

Snow shoveling — a laborious chore has become a routine activity for millions of Americans after a deadly winter storm covered swaths of the country with fresh snow over the last couple of days.

During that time, more than 1,600 deaths were linked to the activity. “(A)fter only two minutes of snow shoveling, study participants’ heart rates exceeded 85% of maximal heart rate, which is a level ...

Snow shoveling is a vigorous activity, one that puts a lot of demand on the body's heart and musculoskeletal system, Bethany Barone Gibbs, an epidemiology and biostatistics professor at West Virginia ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Before you remove the snow off your driveway or front steps, doctors have a warning about injuries. LIST: How much snow did western Massachusetts get? According to the ...

he says, as he raises his snow shovel above and then slightly below his heart level in a demonstration. Referring to the shoveling motion, Matt claims, “This is a novel movement and [that] can ...

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TRI-CITIES, Wash.- Benton Franklin Health District providing tips for shoveling snow as shoveling can put extra strain on ...

Here's who should consider hiring out their snow-shoveling job, and what to do to more safely and efficiently shovel your own ...