When you have dug over the soil, a cultivating tool is useful for breaking up and aerating (getting air into) the soil, and hoes are good for weeding and levelling.
Here are a number of different tools depending on the task you want to do, including traditional hoes, soil tillers and millers, an electric cultivator, and Swoes.
Using hoes and cultivators can be easier if you use an add-on fist grip style handle and an arm support cuff - particularly if you use one hand, have a weak grip or weak wrist. Made by Peta UK Ltd, the add-on handle is wide and comfortable and sits at right angles to the tool handle. The arm support cuff slots into the end of the handle and as well as giving support, it stops the tool falling to the ground if you loose your grip.
If you use two hands, you can fit a second add-on handle further down a longer handle, like those on a rake or hoe, and hold it with your other hand to help you steady, push and pull the tool.
Find out more about Peta add-on handle and arm support cuff