Physical labor??!! I can imagine preferable ways to stay in good shape
May you soon be blessed/cursed/have the pleasure to meet (another) someone who has arthritic hands, which in some cases preclude most endeavors that produce callouses
I occasionally receive compliments about my hands. They are on the soft side but never clammy or sweaty. Think of a performing artists hands
About the toughest things my hands do now is handle fire
But they did their share of labor in years gone by