6th June: NATIONAL GARDENING EXERCISE DAY

National Gardening Exercise Day is observed each year on June 6 and encourages us to maximize the benefits we reap from gardening by adding some stretches and a few extra steps or squats.

Gardening is therapeutic, builds muscles, and burns calories on its own. Weeding, digging, spading, planting, pruning, mowing, raking, and walking are all excellent gardening activities for working your muscles and burning calories.

It's good for the mind, body, and soul. National Gardening Exercise Day is intended to recognize the important physical health benefits of gardening. In reality, gardening is exercise. Experts say the various activities and tasks of gardening ultimately use all of the major muscle groups. Many of us do not realize the amount of healthy exercise that we can get while working outside in the garden.

National Gardening Exercise Day entails a lot of back and forth walking as well as bending up and down, among other things. Being outside in the fresh air and sunshine is also beneficial.