Looking for a great way to better your health and get physical exercise on top of that?  It is as easy as walking into your own backyard.  Break out those lawn and garden tools and get to work!  Gardening can be a great way of getting physical exercise, and not to mention an excellent source of relieving stress.  Why not benefit from something you actually enjoy doing! 

Gardening for just 30 minutes a day is an excellent form of physical exercise which uses all of the body’s main muscles.  Something as simple as planting your seedlings, you are working your arms, shoulders, back, and stomach.  While cutting your lawn with a push mower, like the Mantis Reel Mower, you are using the muscles mentioned above, but also your legs too!  Along with building and strengthening your muscles, many of your daily and/or weekly gardening activities can give you an aerobic workout to help burn calories.  For example:

• Watering the plants – 60 calories / 30 minutes
• Mowing with a Push Mower – 243 calories / 30 minutes
• Planting seeds – 170 calories / 30 minutes
• Using your Mantis Tiller – 200 calories / 30 minutes

The results are astounding!  With all the physical and aerobic activity involved with gardening, you are bettering your life by helping to prevent many serious health conditions.  To name just a few:

• Obesity
• High blood pressure
• High Cholesterol
• Heart disease

Your mental well-being can also benefit from gardening.  Put behind the hustle and bustle of the busy work week to stop and smell the roses! Not only are the scents in your garden soothing and uplifting, but gardening helps to take your mind off everyday stress and tension.  Gardening gives you a place and time for that much needed relaxation.

Keep in mind that with any type of exercise, you want to be sure to stretch out beforehand.  The same holds true with gardening.  Stretch your arms, legs, and back before heading out into the yard.  You many also want to vary your gardening chores from day to day.  This will ensure that every section of your garden and body gets attention.

So get out there and play in the dirt!  Garden for the health of it.