If it takes some slight exaggeration to get the leaves up and out, is it really a such bad thing? And leaf raking, after all, is excellent training for at least one thing: more leaf raking. According to AARP, it’s also pretty good moderate exercise, one that can burn about 240 calories an hour, and one that, according to the Harvard School of Public Health, requires 4 METs.
The AARP quotes Barbara Ainsworth, an exercise epidemiologist at San
Diego State University, who explains that raking builds upper-body
strength, as well strength in your back and stomach. Boyd Buser,
associate dean of clinical affairs at the University of New England
College of Osteopathic Medicine, tells readers to switch sides every
ten minutes, to help balance out the stress and strain to the lower
back that happens from pulling off to the side instead of directly in
front of you. Ready now?
Health, fitness and lifestyle tips for people over 50 who still like to play hard
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Of course, of course and we know it’s true because it was in the world wide accepted and accredited exercise journal published by The American Associate of Retired People (what?…)
Bending over to tie by shoes is yoga, carrying the groceries is weight lifting and my morning “purge” is just guano, just like raking leaves is cross training.
Thanks for more imformation that I am certain “everyone” has been waiting for and can use daily…