I’ve always heard/been told to be careful while shoveling snow, that you’re more likely to have a heart attack. Why would I be more likely then as opposed to exerting myself during normal temperatures?
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Adding to everyone else’s point that it is more exercise than many people get, it is also surprisingly strenuous exercise. People don’t often think shoveling snow is hard work but it is. Snow is much heavier than people think it is. In addition few people own a shovel that allows for proper leverage which means they are exerting even more force to lift and move the snow all the way out at the end of the shovel. If they are bending to get better leverage they are engaging several muscle groups, many of which may not routinely get good use in the person’s daily life. And since you exert high effort in short bursts many people don’t pause to recover properly as they go.
Shoveling snow is not just going out and pushing some light fluff around. It can be a full body rigorous workout.
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