If you do use a power mower, try composting your grass clippings.

Using a power mower for a half-hour translates to 102 burned calories for a 125 lb.

The faster you go, the more calories you'll burn, and hand mowing typically burns about 165 calories per weighing about 9 stone - over 30 calories more than using a power mower. Trimming lawn edges is good for bending and stretching.

The Milwaukee Chain Power Mower, manufactured by Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Harvester Co.

Clean and drain the power mower, loosen the spark plug and safely store the mower.

Go for a push mower if you want a more strenuous workout, rather than a power mower which will make the job easier.

It's right up there with "Don't eat the yellow snow." An in-law of mine lost a big toe by trying to kick something out from under the running blades of a power mower. Same thing.

Using a power mower with four horse power for one hour to cut the grass releases the pollution equivalent of driving 350 miles in a car.

"Plus, it's sized right to power mower conditioners, pull 12-row planters and handle most tillage chores.

Then there is that power mower, which pollutes more than your car.

His article in a 2004 issue of Physical Review Letters correctly predicted the maximum volume of the singing to be 105 decibels (about as loud as a power mower or power saw) at which point the sand grains vibrate off the surface and become mute once again.

# Look for ways to incorporate activity into your day, even if you can't do your normal exercise routine.Take the stairs instead of the lift, go bowling instead of to the cinema, or use a push mower instead of a power mower.