Turn Gardening Into A Complete Body Workout

Trust me you could turn gardening into a complete body workout, and at the same time make your environment more beautiful.

Gardening involves a number of different kinds of exercises, including stretching, weightlifting, and a moderate cardiovascular workout.

To reap the maximum health benefits from your gardening use as little machinery as possible. Use manual clippers, trimmers and lawnmowers if possible. Try to stick to a regular garden exercise routine. Rather than saving up your outdoor work for one marathon weekend session, schedule at least 30-60 minutes of gardening two or three times per week if you can manage the time. If your away from home during the day working, early mornings (if you can get up) evenings and weekends are ideal gardening times.

Just by looking at trees and plants you can reduce stress, lowers blood pressure and relieves tension in muscles.

What kind of workout do different activities offer?

If you are a beginner, start with weeding, followed up by planting and watering seeds.

Raking and carrying leaves contributes to both endurance and strengthening activities.

Stretches and contortions in the garden can help increase and maintain your flexibility.

Pruning, heavy digging, mowing the lawn or pushing a loaded wheelbarrow help in muscle building.