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Why Older Adults are Leaving Their Yard Work to GoGo
Keeping up with a garden or lawn requires real physical effort — and for older adults, that effort carries genuine risks. Mowing on uneven ground, bending and twisting while raking or edging, operating vibrating equipment, and working outdoors for extended periods in warm weather all place significant physical demand on the body.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that over 90,000 emergency room visits per year are linked to lawn and garden equipment. Older adults are disproportionately represented in these figures. Overexertion is a particular concern — yardwork consistently ranks among activities associated with cardiac events in older adults, especially in summer months.
Research on outdoor fall risk in seniors also identifies uneven terrain, repetitive bending, and extended time on feet as compounding factors in yard maintenance injuries.



