• St. Peter’s Health Partners
  • Find a Physician
  • Contact Us
St. Peter's Health Partners News
  • Home
  • News
  • Wellness
  • Inside SPHP
  • SPHP in the News
  • Connect With Us
    • Contact Us
  • For the Media
    • Media Policy
News Ticker
  • [ November 25, 2025 ] LiveSmart: 10 Tips for Visiting Loved Ones in the Hospital During the Holidays Wellness
  • [ November 20, 2025 ] LiveSmart: Great American Smokeout: Get Ready for a Healthier Life Wellness
  • [ November 13, 2025 ] LiveSmart: Closing Up a Wound – Which Option is Best? Wellness
  • [ November 13, 2025 ] A Gourd-geous Dessert – Dairy-Free Pumpkin Pie Wellness
  • [ November 13, 2025 ] Thanksgiving Flavors: Turkey Noodle Soup Wellness
Homeshoveling

shoveling

Wellness

LiveSmart: Oh, Snow! Exercise Caution When Shoveling

January 18, 2018 Robert Webster Jr.
15 minutes of snow shoveling qualifies as moderate physical activity – that’s half of your recommended daily amount of 30 minutes! But, if you’ve been sedentary for several years, you should be as cautious about snow shoveling as you have been about exercise.

[…]

SPHP in the News

Spectrum News Ch. 9: Shoveling Dangerous to Individuals With Heart Conditions

January 9, 2017 Angela Yu
Dr. Robert Benton, chief of cardiology at Samaritan Hospital, talks about how physical activities in the cold weather, such as shoveling the driveway, can be dangerous for those with heart conditions!

[…]

Search Site

  • Terms of Use/Online Privacy
  • Notice of Privacy Practices
  • Media Policy
  • SPHP Social Media
  • Language Assistance
  • Notice of Nondiscrimination

© 2024 St. Peter's Health Partners. All rights reserved.
315 S. Manning Blvd., Albany, NY 12208, 518-525-1111