Elsewhere online: Garden work better than working out at the gym

While I already know I need to get out in the garden more often, this is yet another good reason. Despite the fact that I might be sore after a hard days work in the garden, I always feel better about it, both physically and mentally.

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Garden work better than working out at the gym
By Maureen Gilmer

Do you go to a yoga class? It's the question repeated every day in America as our aging population seeks to improve coordination and flexibility. I thought about yoga for a while, but after a weekend working in my garden I'd had all the flex and extend I could handle. (Continues)

(Via SignOnSanDiego.com.)

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