Snow shoveling dangers
Shoveling snow and health risks By Colin Baillie | February 16, 2021 at 4:21 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 5:43 PM
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Cardiologists at the Prairie Heart Institute in Carbondale say when you are out shoveling in this weather, you need to ease your way into it.
“Snow shoveling is, it’s really intense exercise. People tend to bring their heart rate almost like 75 percent of maximum predicted heart rate,” said Vadzim Chyzhyk, cardiologist with SIH Prairie Heart Institute.
Chyzhyk said before you even pick up that shovel, know what kind of shape you are in.
“Start slow and like go on and start doing some easy plan of work and listening to your body, listen your heart, if you start having some extra shortness of breath of some like discomfort in your chest just stop and see if those symptoms get better,” said Chyzhyk.