Tackle Your Lawn Care To-Dos
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It's day 5 of the Building Your Strength Challenge, powered by Humana.
It’s true: Outdoor chores like mowing the grass, pulling weeds, and spreading mulch are hard work. While they’re boxes you want to check off your to-do list, there are more benefits to lawn care than you think. It’s also a great way to build strength in different muscle groups.
For example, the American Heart Association (AHA) considers gardening moderate exercise. Build muscle strength with one of these outdoor tasks:
Need more inspiration? Consider growing a garden so you can eat more whole, plant-based foods like #healthynurse Lataya De Jesus.
Share your gardening chores with us this weekend! Post a photo in the updates section here, in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram. Tag us with #healthynurse.
Find this helpful? Use the social media links on the left side of your page to share it with a nurse.
Missed day 4? Catch up here. Join us on day 6.
It’s true: Outdoor chores like mowing the grass, pulling weeds, and spreading mulch are hard work. While they’re boxes you want to check off your to-do list, there are more benefits to lawn care than you think. It’s also a great way to build strength in different muscle groups.
For example, the American Heart Association (AHA) considers gardening moderate exercise. Build muscle strength with one of these outdoor tasks:
- Planting flowers or vegetables
- Pulling weeds
- Shoveling, hauling, and spreading mulch or river rock
- Digging up dead plants
- Mowing the lawn
Need more inspiration? Consider growing a garden so you can eat more whole, plant-based foods like #healthynurse Lataya De Jesus.
Share your gardening chores with us this weekend! Post a photo in the updates section here, in our private Facebook group, or on Twitter, or Instagram. Tag us with #healthynurse.
Find this helpful? Use the social media links on the left side of your page to share it with a nurse.
Missed day 4? Catch up here. Join us on day 6.
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