Are you too old to shovel snow? Experts reveal the hidden heart risks

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00:00If you are part of the 30% of the country that has snow on the ground right now, like we are here in

00:04New York City, listen up. Do yourself a favor and hire the neighborhood kid to shovel your driveway.

00:11Trust, if you are of a certain age, just throw some money at the problem. A new study says that

00:16just 10 minutes of heavy snow shoveling can push the heart to 97% of its maximum rate. That's

00:24generally fine for young whippersnappers out there, but as we age, we should not exert ourselves

00:29quite so much. Don't threaten me with a good time, just as I'm saying that, that sounds

00:34lovely. And while there's no official age when it's too old to shovel snow, some cardiologist

00:40says father time does have a rough benchmark where you should just use more caution to lower

00:46chances of a cardiac event. And that number is lower than you think. 45. Now, not all 45-year-olds

00:53are the same, of course. If you tend to be less active, you may be at greater risk when you exert

00:58yourself, like, say, clearing the driveway of the white stuff. If you're doing Iron Man's,

01:02I'm no doctor, but you're probably good. The warnings do grow more dire when you hit 65,

01:08especially for the dudes. So if you must do it yourself, experts say take your time and limit

01:15lifting the snow. Pushing or sweeping it instead is apparently better. Also, try and warm the air

01:21that you're breathing by covering your nose and mouth, because cold air can actually make things

01:25worse. Who knew?