Snow shoveling heart attacks happen in young and old, fat and skinny. Hear why this sudden cardiac arrest occurs, and how to avoid it.

Snow shoveling causes a rapid increase in heart rate, beyond the safe range of healthy people, let alone the average couch potato. Coupled with constricted blood vessels due to cold weather, it’s a recipe for a heart attack.

Find out about “heart attack snow.” In this podcast, Dan Clark also describes why heart attacks happen so often, and how to avoid them on the job, or at home.