If you are a home owner like myself from the beginning of March to the end of October you spend at least 3 hours of your weekend doing 1 thing…yard work. Weather you are raking the leaves, cleaning the gutters, cutting the grass, pulling weeds, building flower beds, trimming bushes, planting a garden, pruning flowers, spraying for bugs, laying down sod, or spreading grass seed if you have a yard come spring time you’ve got some serious work ahead of you.
Believe it or not though, all of this hard work pays off in more ways than one. What with all that pulling, pushing, tugging, stretching, climbing, crawling, lifting, and squatting you may as well toss that over-priced gym membership. Why spend $100 a month doing what amounts to the same stuff that is required to keep the outside of your home nice and pretty? In addition to the health benefits, working outside helps the environment immensely. Think about what really takes place while your ridding your flower beds of weeds. Your getting rid of unwanted plants and providing more room for those around them to spread out. By trimming the trees around your house, your giving them a longer life and helping to cut back on the work load of that air conditioner we all leave running non-stop this time of year. By aerating the front lawn, more grass is allowed to grow and more green equals a cleaner environment.
For those that don’t have a yard of their own and want to receive the health/green benefits that working outdoors provides look for projects in your area similar to The Green Gym. The Green Gym provides people a way to get a great work out and at the same time help their community by building playgrounds, cleaning up parks, and assisting those that can’t afford high priced lawn services.
The next time you pick up the phone to call the lawn boy, stop and think about all that can be gained from a few hours outside your front door.
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