Shovel your foot path

[raulgmanzo]

I hope those of you who live in snowy places will consider shoveling some sidewalks and foot paths instead of going to the gym. Snow shoveling is great exercise. And please don't tell me that people have heart attacks while snow shoveling, they also die at the gym and in car crashes. Of course before starting any new different strenuous exercise one should consider starting slow and consulting their doctor etc.

[MsGuy]

before starting any new different strenuous exercise one should consider starting slow.

 

So should I start with the top inch? Or the first 6 feet from the door? I'm confused.

[whipped guy]

Actually, I shoveled my last bit of snow two years ago and in doing so exacerbated a lower back problem. Now interestingly I am an exercise freak and enjoy working out with weights. However, the difference is that when working out properly you are balanced and are not prone to injury. However, when unbalanced as in snow shoveling one has to be ultra careful not to twist and torque their body into an position that would invite injury.

 

Incidentally, I recently had this conversation with an escort who is a competitive bodybuilder and he said that he never has injured himself while actually working out, but has injured himself when carrying plates in the gym where he was not in total control and balanced with his movements.

 

Bottom line... no snow shoveling for me... However, if Raul would like to be my personal "shovel boy" I certainly invite him to do so... but only if he does so wearing only his black leather chaps... but while his butt might get a bit frost bitten if that were the case, it sure would be an interesting sight!

[raulgmanzo]

But like free weights over a machine or chinups over barbells, balance and control issues can be an advantage and is in fact what makes it a potentially superior conditioning exercise, one that SHOULD engage lots of muscles. One of my favorite techniques is to alternate sides and positions, like one would ( I do anyway ) swing a pick, axe or sledge hammer. Also keeping ones legs engaged and energized rather than static and locked.

 

Also making the actions more aerobic by doing multiple long passes and different shovel sizes can make shoveling much safer. When I have heavy snow to shovel I often use a shovel less than foot wide.

 

Injuring oneself carrying weight plates might be an indication that he is overtraining limited muscles in overly restricted ways. And undertraining certain core muscles and even specific parts of otherwise well worked out muscle groups. He may need to do more dynamic core strengthening exercises.

 

Those who train with chinups usually do better at the analogous weight lifting than a weight lifter does with chinups.

 

Actually, I shoveled my last bit of snow two years ago and in doing so exacerbated a lower back problem. Now interestingly I am an exercise freak and enjoy working out with weights. However, the difference is that when working out properly you are balanced and are not prone to injury. However, when unbalanced as in snow shoveling one has to be ultra careful not to twist and torque their body into an position that would invite injury.

 

Incidentally, I recently had this conversation with an escort who is a competitive bodybuilder and he said that he never has injured himself while actually working out, but has injured himself when carrying plates in the gym where he was not in total control and balanced with his movements.

 

Bottom line... no snow shoveling for me... However, if Raul would like to be my personal "shovel boy" I certainly invite him to do so... but only if he does so wearing only his black leather chaps... but while his butt might get a bit frost bitten if that were the case, it sure would be an interesting sight!

[Guest greatness]

I knew it

 

You are hot!!!

 

Now interestingly I am an exercise freak and enjoy working out with weights.

[+ Lucky]

Tomorrow I will shovel my sidewalk until all of the snow is gone, gone, gone!

[GoodFella69]

Love to Watch Raul Shoveling Snow...

 

Raul,

If you start a jock-strap snow-shoveling business here in Chicago, let me know. I'll be on your list for sure. That would be a wonderful site, indeed!

[Guest greatness]

hmm

 

It's 60s-70s in Palm Springs. Have you moved recently?

 

Tomorrow I will shovel my sidewalk until all of the snow is gone, gone, gone!

[+ Charlie]

I injured my back shoveling snow when I was thirteen years old, and I have never been the same since. (I also realized I was attracted to men when I was thirteen, and I have never been the same since.)

[+ purplekow]

A word about cardiac health and snow shovelling. Snow shovelling is fine for most individuals under the age of 30. After age 30, the combination of the heavy lifting and the cold weather puts a significant strain on the cardiovascular system. Those individuals who are cardiovascularly fit, should be able to shovel snow, in moderation after age 30. Those who do not exercise regularly, should not consider snow shovelling a good place to start a fitness regime. So, if you are a couch potato, better to start with a sensible exercise regimen and have your snowy day exercises include lifting your wallet out of your pocket to pay someone else, preferrably someone with a snowblower, to clean your sidewalks.

[Rick Munroe]

It's 60s-70s in Palm Springs. Have you moved recently?

 

It was hiniku, greatness!

[Guest greatness]

Thanks!

 

You are so nice to explain this for me. Merry Christmas!

 

It was hiniku, greatness!

[Rick Munroe]

Daijoubu!

[justaguy]

Now you tell me! Lacking a good excuse not to, I just kept shoveling. This go round, there weren't any kids making the rounds so me, myself and I got it done.

 

Kidding aside, it's hard work so pacing is important. And, in my case, something to cover the bald head.

[raulgmanzo]

Hyping the exercise part of it is really just another attempt to get people to have the walks shoveled. Cause really paying someone is fine, just please get it done. It is a shameful disgrace that we as a society so often pay wads of money for street plowing but do so little to encourage walking.

I've some friends who work in an emergency room and LOTS of pedestrians are hit by cars because people are forced to walk in the street because not only are the sidewalks not plowed/shoveled in so many places but often the snow gets in fact pushed on the sidewalks or at least the curb cuts.

 

So if shoveling is contraindicated why not pay someone to shovel it and then you can take a nice healthy walk. And don't forget to wear a hat.

 

A word about cardiac health and snow shovelling. Snow shovelling is fine for most individuals under the age of 30. After age 30, the combination of the heavy lifting and the cold weather puts a significant strain on the cardiovascular system. Those individuals who are cardiovascularly fit, should be able to shovel snow, in moderation after age 30. Those who do not exercise regularly, should not consider snow shovelling a good place to start a fitness regime. So, if you are a couch potato, better to start with a sensible exercise regimen and have your snowy day exercises include lifting your wallet out of your pocket to pay someone else, preferrably someone with a snowblower, to clean your sidewalks.

[Guest greatness]

Aww

 

You are so caring!

 

And don't forget to wear a hat.

[KMEM]

Shovel your foot path. Is that something commonly said here in the USA? It is a very common thing to say in NZ and Ozland but I don't recall its' use here. Usually I have heard just path, trail or perhaps pathway. Regardless, I prefer mine without snow.

 

Best regards,

KMEM

[rvwnsd]

I hope those of you who live in snowy places will consider shoveling some sidewalks and foot paths instead of going to the gym. Snow shoveling is great exercise. And please don't tell me that people have heart attacks while snow shoveling, they also die at the gym and in car crashes. Of course before starting any new different strenuous exercise one should consider starting slow and consulting their doctor etc.

 

Next thing you know, you will suggest that people actually walk to the gym or at least park more than a few feet from the door. God, you are radical!

[+ deej]

Shovel your foot path. Is that something commonly said here in the USA? It is a very common thing to say in NZ and Ozland but I don't recall its' use here. Usually I have heard just path, trail or perhaps pathway. Regardless, I prefer mine without snow.

 

Best regards,

KMEM

 

I suspect "shovel your sidewalk" would be more common.

[MsGuy]

It was hiniku, greatness!

 

The best thing about Greatness's posts is that I'm never quite sure that they are.

[Guest greatness]

I answer to your doubt with a song.

 

That's how you know...

 

[Mark Gordon]

Snow in T.O.

 

The City provides mechanical snow clearance of sidewalks in much of Toronto, however in the downtown core it is left to businesses and residents, who're even threatened with a $105 fine if they fail to clear the sidewalks adjacent to their properties within 12 hours of a snowfall. One of the advantages of highrise living is that the snow is down there.