Snow Shoveling Kills About 100 Americans Every Year
Think shoveling your driveway is just a chore. It's actually one of the most dangerous activities you can do in winter
Snow Shoveling Kills About 100 Americans Every Year
Think shoveling your driveway is just a chore? It's actually one of the most dangerous activities you can do in winter.
Within just 2 minutes of shoveling, your heart rate can spike to 85% of its maximum — the same intensity as a treadmill stress test. Add in cold air constricting your blood vessels, and you've got a recipe for cardiac events.
About 100 people die from snow shoveling each year, and another 11,500 end up in the ER. Nearly all deaths are heart-related. Men over 55 are at highest risk.
In Short: Shoveling snow → More dangerous than you think. Maybe hire the neighbor kid.
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