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Benefits of Ergonomic Garden Tools

By Eudora Dewynter

To be able to get a full understanding of ergonomic garden tools, it is best to know what the word ergonomic means. The word itself is Greek, Ergo means Work, Nomos means Natural Laws, therefore: Ergo+Nomos = The Natural Laws of a Working Design, also known as the re-designing of a product optimizing its use by Humans or Human factored engineering with the body proportions, weight and height in mind.

Any type of work activity should permit a worker to have several different safe, healthy postures for different tasks. For instance, when muscle force is needed the largest muscle group should be utilized. Work tasks requiring the head, trunk and upper limbs should use joints at the mid joint of their movement.

With these facts in mind choosing proper gardening tools will guarantee you a successful garden. Always make sure that your tools have the right size grip, larger grip tools are easier to hold on to. Depressions in the handles for your thumb or ridge grips will also help keep your hands in proper alignment. Whenever possible use tools with extra long handles so there is less of a need to bend over, ands always keep your tools sharp and in good working condition and please avoid slippery surfaces.

Gardening is to soothing and relaxing to be troubled with joint stiffness and pain, so try changing your tools and making an extremely worth while investment in a pair of Bionic Gardening Gloves. These gloves were designed by a hand surgeon with the palm, finger, thumb and the high points of their bones in mind.

When friction from prolonged use of tools presses them, these bones can cause hand fatigue along with blisters and calluses. Pads placed in the exact anatomic locations and at specific points reduces pressure and friction caused by gripping tools and giving your hands extra improved comfort without interfering with the natural design of your hand.

These gloves come in variety of sizes and colors for both men and women and they are hand washable or machine washable (I prefer hand washing). Washing will only enhance the durability and help maintain the softness of the leather. Please Air Dry

Women’s sizes are 61/4 to 81/4 (S to XL) and Men’s 73/4 to 91/2 plus (S to XXXL) Bionic Gloves have received the Arthritis Foundation’s Ease of Use Commendation, for more information or to shop for Bionic Gloves, and Ergonomic Garden Tools go to:

Radius Garden Tool, OxO garden Tools, Yard Butler Store, Clean Air and Hand Helpers.

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Copyright by Eudora DeWynter

Eudora DeWynter gives advice on Ergonomic Garden Tools and offers basic gardening tips on her blog at www.gardentoolguru.com

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