Gardening gives elders a harvest of health
By Joene Hendry
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gardening helps older men and women reap more than flowers, fruits, and vegetables — it benefits them physically as well, researchers report.
In a small study, 14 gardeners between 63 and 86 years old reported an average of 33 hours of gardening during a typical week in May, and 15 hours each week during June and July.
This level of gardening activity, “offers physical health benefits,” Dr. Candice Shoemaker, of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, told Reuters Health.
On most days, the gardeners met the recommended 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, Shoemaker and her colleagues report in the journal HortTechnology.
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on Jan 9th, 2009 and is filed under Fitness.
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