There's no hard and fast rule when it comes to what age you should stop helping clear your driveway in the winter but adults over the age of 45 "should be cautious" as they stand to be part of an age group that is more at risk of injury, or fatality when snow shoveling, an American Heart Association spokesperson.

Millions of Americans are under winter weather advisories and if you’re one of them, it’s important to make sure you’re staying safe–especially when shoveling snow. “Snow removal is actually pretty dangerous.

It’s a miserable job, but it’s gotta be done—and with a climate like Michigan’s, snow shoveling becomes almost muscle memory. But familiarity doesn’t eliminate the danger.