“Typically, when you’re shoveling snow, you want the shovel to be closer to your body as opposed to further away. When you are bending down to shovel snow don’t just bend over at your back or your hips but also bend your knees so you bring yourself lower to the ground obviously when you’re lifting the snow it can be very heavy you want to make sure you’re using your legs not just your back, Dr. Hashish said.