Gardening is typically considered a low-impact exercise, but it can often lead to back pain. Follow these tips to pull weeds without pulling your back.

• Always keep your spine long.
• Sit on a bucket or stool and bend at the waist with your elbow braced against your knee. If you must stand, brace your weight with your elbow on your leg and plant your feet wide apart.
• Use your weight and legs to plant a shovel, then lift with your legs and hips, not your back and arms.
• When using a wheelbarrow, lift it up by bending and then straightening your legs, not by using your arms and back.