Keep Fit
Regular exercise has many benefits including: heart, bone, and brain health; maintaining a healthy weight; and improved mood.
Get Farm Fit
Modern technology and equipment have changed the level of physical activity needed to run many farms. Adding physical movement into your day helps prevent health issues and ensures that you will have the strength and stamina for annual events like calving.
Adding some form of exercise to your daily routine creates a life-long fitness habit. When adding a new exercise routine, start slowly and add new movements or repetitions each week. Exercising with a friend or loved one can make your exercise routine more fun.
Farm Fitness Resources
Farm Safety Yields Results
A John Deere crests the top of a hill while harvesting chickpeas in early fall. Farm Safety Yields Results Since 1944, the U.S. president has proclaimed one week of the year to be National Farm Safety and Health Week (NFSHW). This year, as in others, the governor of Wisconsin has also done so. Marking the […]
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mobilityCORRECTIVES
For the Farmer/Agricultural Population Background The “Correctives” The techniques and corrective exercises/mobility techniques displayed in this guide are designed to target regions that are commonly impacted based on general roles and responsibilities of agricultural workers. This is not intended to be prescriptive in nature, and as always, you should check with your primary care team […]
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Top 10 Ways to Improve Agricultural Safety
Top 10 Ways to Improve Agricultural Safety Farming ranks as the nation’s most deadly industry with a workplace death rate that is 700% high than the average of all other non-agriculture industries. In Wisconsin, we know of about 25-35 farm work-related fatalities each year and estimate there to be about 12,000 injuries – with 80% […]
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