by Susan Moeller, AARP<\/a>, March 15, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christine Zellers tries to run five miles every day and, at 53, considers herself to be in shape. But even she admits that gardening<\/a> can leave her sore and achy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI feel it, especially in the beginning of the season,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Zellers, an assistant professor of family and community health sciences with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, New Jersey, teaches gardening, leads group exercise classes, and grows vegetables and herbs in her own garden in Ocean City, New Jersey. To protect her body, she tries to remember to stretch and limber up before heading out to dig, plant, or lug big pots around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou want to be thinking about the kind of movement you\u2019re going to do and make sure you\u2019re strengthening those body parts, like your core and your back and your legs and your quadriceps,\u201d she says. \u201cSo you want to warm up a little bit just like you would if you were going for a run or doing an exercise class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click here for the rest of the story…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Get Gardening Muscles in Shape and Prevent Injuries. Before digging, pruning, and planting, make sure you’re ready for the work by Susan Moeller, AARP, March 15, 2021 Christine Zellers tries to run five miles every day and, at 53, considers herself to be in shape. But even she admits that gardening can leave her sore and achy. \u201cI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148,342,343,349,2,139],"tags":[366,427,426,428,367,365,4,429,62],"class_list":["post-8667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-ins-blog","category-home-insurance","category-life-insurance","category-recreational-insurance","category-shield-blog","category-things-to-do-at-home","tag-aarp","tag-botanical-gardens","tag-busch-gardens","tag-busch-gardens-tampa","tag-falls-a-risk","tag-gardening","tag-home-insurance","tag-longwood-gardens","tag-shield-insurance-agency"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t
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