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How a pair of trainers can prevent gardening accidents
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Gardening can hold many perils… the whirring blades of
the lawn mower, a sharp pair of shears hidden beneath
cuttings… a mob of angry wasps...
But the most common form of gardening injury is nothing
as gory as this...
No, the biggest threat to your well-being when gardening
is pulling a muscle or putting your back out. And this
can be easily avoided by treating your hour in the
garden like a gym work out – and doing some simple
stretching exercises before you get started!
* Sit down and put one foot up on a stool or bench so
that your knee is straight. Stretch forward and run your
hands down your outstretched leg until you feel your
thigh muscle tightening. Hold for 10 seconds, then
switch legs.
* Stretch one leg out to the side as far as it can
comfortably go, then bend the opposite leg at the knee
and stretch away until you feel the muscles in your
outstretched leg pulling. Hold for 10 seconds, then
switch sides.
* Standing up, bend one knee and grab the ankle from
behind. Pull your heel towards your buttocks and hold
for 10 seconds, then switch legs.
* Hold your hands behind your head, then lean first to
one side, then the other, and hold each position for 10
seconds. Repeat this twice.
* Whilst gardening, try and eliminate as much bending
from the waist as possible. Kneel instead. And don’t get
up too quickly. Slowly unfurl and get to your feet,
treating it like an exercise in itself.
If you’re particularly worried about your back, buy a
weight lifter’s belt. Most gym equipment shops will have
them, and they’re designed to protect the back from
sudden lurches in weight.
Don’t worry – no one will see you. Anyway, if it
prevents you putting you back out, who cares what you
look like?
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