Tommie's Tips for Less Back Pain While Raking Leaves

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Is your back ready for the leaf season? If you have tightness or pain in your back, few sights are as unwelcome as a yard full of leaves. But raking, bagging, and hauling doesn't have to be a painful chore. Follow these tips for less back pain while tidying up your yard this fall.

Pick a rake that is proportionate to your body size. Too long or short will cause you to alter your posture and strain your muscles. Rake width matters, too. Narrow rakes reduce the weight of the leaves you're pulling, but they also make the job take longer. Wide rakes gather more leaves but can put more of a strain on your back.

To maintain proper posture while raking keep your legs slightly bent, your weight centered, and reach with your arms and not your back. After every 20 minutes of raking stand up, place hands on hips, and gently stretch into a backbend for a few seconds. Do this 3-5 times and especially before lifting anything. Do not extend to the point of causing pain.

Repetitive motion exhausts your muscles quickly. Switch your lead arm frequently while raking to prevent, or alleviate muscle exhaustion.

When lifting leaves keep your back straight and bend with your knees and hips (not your back) when reaching down. The power for your lift comes from your seat and legs. Make the piles smaller to decrease the weight of each lift.

Let Mother Nature give you a hand, if possible. Rake leaves with the wind, even if that means being flexible with your bagging zone.

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