As an athlete in the green industry you need to take care of your body

[agrimog]

an arborist, a top flight athlete, pff, like to see one doing a full day handfelling in a sitka plantation, and making a good wage

[bigtreedon]

an arborist, a top flight athlete, pff, like to see one doing a full day handfelling in a sitka plantation, and making a good wage

We don't need to and still make a good wage 😉

 

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[Mick Dempsey]

Ooooh Agrimog, something for you...

[john p]

We don't need to and still make a good wage 😉

 

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To use a well worn term, 'boom'!

[Mick Dempsey]

Tbf agrimog, you're right, the industrial athlete thing is laughable.

[Aicchalmers]

an arborist, a top flight athlete, pff, like to see one doing a full day handfelling in a sitka plantation, and making a good wage

 

I'd be tempted to bring you up on that but I have a feeling you might be right, would certainly last the day but it's been a wee while

For me totally depends on the job but the basic premise past all the grandstanding is that we're all destroying our bodies and need to look after them more

[Mick Dempsey]

We're not "destroying" our bodies. That's overdramatising it to the nth degree.

[Mark Bolam]

We're 'honing' them Mick.

Core protection going very well for me at the minute.

 

 

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[Joe Newton]

So if you live a sedentary lifestyle you're ruining your body, and if you live an active one the same applies?

 

Shite, I guess we're all going to die then.

[Matthew Storrs]

Yes, cutting big wide hedges and over stretching all day whilst balancing at the top of a ladder is knackering and bad on the body IMO, plus fumes in your face a lot more. I only trim 1 hedge a year now and that's only because it's a regular customer.

 

Anything can be knackering if your going hell for leather at it, pacing yourself makes a big difference but easier said than done when your trying to get the job done in a day or on piece rate.