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Originally Posted by masraum
AI've heard that there are tons of heart attacks and deaths in the aftermath of snow storms because shoveling snow is more strenuous than a lot of folks are used to or should be doing.
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It's strenuous AND your body is less prepared. The cold makes your blood vessels constrict, which raises your blood pressure, which puts stress on your heart above and beyond the stress of extra labor. I saw a guy, probably in his 60s, out shoveling snow with a cigarette in his mouth. Looked like a dead man walking
The lesson here is, if you are going to shovel snow safely, do it in a warmer climate.