The British government's top medical adviser has recommended that adults take thirty minutes of physical activity, five days a week, to maintain general health and reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. While we all know this, and few of us do it, you might be surprised to know that mowing the lawn counts!
In the latest government report, which gathered medical evidence on the impact of physical activity and health, it was decided that young people needed to do around sixty minutes of exercise every day while adults would get the maximum health benefit from doing at least thirty minutes of moderate intensity activity on five or more days. And examples of moderate physical activity include walking, playing golf, mowing the lawn, painting and decorating, and cycling.
Obviously, what they have in mind is not a ride on mower! But if you work on it a little you can get the maximum health benefit from your lawn mowing.
The first thing is to make sure your arm and stomach muscles are doing the work, not your back: tense your stomach muscles as you push or pull the lawn mower and try to use your forearms rather than your shoulders to steer with - this gives your core muscles a chance to come into play.
Lawn mowing needs to be done slowly, so you can't rush up and down and hope to get a good cut, but you can double the exercise benefit by brushing or raking over the lawn lightly after you've finished with the mower. This ensures clippings are evenly distributed and gives you an extra few minutes of healthful exercise. And if you get the lawn roller out once a month or so, you'll add to your muscle-building capacity and have a better lawn as a result!
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