Hello everyone welcome back to the epic gardening podcast Kevin here from

Epic gardening okay we're talking about ergonomics which is kind of a

boring sounding name I will be honest with you it does not sound very cool but it is

cool because preserving your body to last for a long time late into your elder

years is really cool and you know I'm six foot four so it's something

that I really want to focus on and gardening weirdly enough gardening farming

etc that can all really take a toll on the body.

There's a lot of different things that you can be doing in the garden to work a little

smarter and I've definitely been, I've kind of messed up a lot of these in the past just because maybe my

appropriation isn't the best compared to other people who knows but here are some

tips when you're using long-handled tools if you're using a rake or a broom etc

Use your whole body don't just bend over and stretch your spine out. It's not the best play and I do this. I mean it's something that I used to do all the time.

You're moving as a unit as a compound human entity. That's what we should be doing.

Long-handled tools in a perfect world should be at least up to your shoulders or so because that lets you stand straight I've worked with some smaller long-handled tools almost like a mid-handled tool and then I'm bending over all the time

there's no real point I should just get a longer tool when you're bending over if you're

carrying stuff you want to, use your whole body.

Don't just bend over with your back and then just pick it up.

Think about doing a deadlift type of motion.

That is a very safe and stable motion.

So what that means is when you're bending,

you're bending over with your knees,

you're using your hamstrings,

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