Love gardening but not all the aches? Try this!

Puttering around in your garden is great for your mood, but it can be hard on your joints. Here, easy ways to take the ‘ouch’ out of outdoor tasks

- Katie Alberts

Prevent hand pain with a sponge grip

“When I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis, I had to make adjustments to my overthe-top gardening lifestyle,” shares Shawna Coronado, author of The Wellness Garden. Her soothing solution? Using a rubber band to wrap a sponge around the handles. “This allowed me to adapt many garden tools for pennies!”

Ease wrist strain with a ‘kid’s can’