Snow Shoveling Heart Attacks – Update

Snow shoveling heart attacks have caused 14 deaths this month, February, 2015, in Chicago alone. Hear why, and how to avoid them.

We reported this danger at the start of winter, but it’s worth repeating. Snow shoveling is very hard on the heart.

Clearing sidewalks and driveways can raise the pulse above recommended limits after only a few minutes of shoveling. The rate is so high, it’s beyond the safe range of healthy people, let alone the average person. Add the hazard from constricted blood vessels due to cold weather, and you’re looking at a heart attack.

Also in this podcast, Dan Clark describes “heart attack snow,” and why heart attacks are so frequent. Hear how to avoid them at work, or at your house.