If you do live in an area vulnerable to snowstorm and are also having a weak heart, never try to opt for shoveling. The same instruction applies for middle aged people or older people, especially with a history of heart problems. If you are new to this, learn it from now that shoveling is quite dangerous and any type of carelessness or inadvertence may lead to death. Have you got the message?
Well, it may be that you are getting skeptical of the wise advice and still consider that shoveling is nothing more than any fun. I think that you should go through the websites dealing with the snowstorm that has subdued the United States, especially the capital Washington DC. The situation is not only dreadful owing to the latest wave of snowstorms that struck snow-novice areas of Maryland and Washington D.C., a number of deaths have been reported as well. Never think that all have occurred owing to sudden cardiac death but shoveling has also been playing a great role.
Where lies the problem then? If we take the views of experts into consideration, problem hails from people’s ignorance. Little they do know that a shovel full of wet snow can weigh as much as 15 to 16 pounds. For that reason if someone is shoveling snow at a rate of 12 shovelfuls per minute, he will have moved nearly a ton of snow if shoveling his driveway in only 10 minutes. There is a need of great physical strength hence. Do you have it within yourself? Are you sure?
This is highly important. If you develop acute symptoms while shoveling, you ought to stop shoveling first and sit down and rest inside.
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