Helping people build the strength and endurance to live longer and healthier.

Among my advice for snow shoveling is to do a dynamic warmup before you get dressed and head out.

You may not think you need a warmup. You may feel stressed and short on time. But doing a warmup, along with taking frequent breaks, is important for avoiding injury.

I like New Year’s Resolutions. I like the whooshing noise they make as they fall away.

Resolutions have good aspects and bad. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.

I want you to get your body ready for snow shoveling season. Every year, many people go from being sedentary right out to lifting loads of wet snow and they get injured. Even if you have been active this summer and fall, those activities may not have prepared you for the specifics of snow shoveling.

Let’s take a look at the muscles and movements used for shoveling snow and begin to get in shape for the season.