Filed under: Fitness I serve, waitress, whatever you want to call it, one or two nights a week. While I don’t take any stress home from this job, I wake up the next morning with plenty of aches and pains. Sore feet and a crick in my shoulder are the usuals. Last week, I asked a co-worker how her chronically-bad back was feeling. She replied, “My back feels great! I’m working out now.” There you have it. If you score 10,000 steps a day at work, you must have a regular fitness regimen to keep your body in balance. Hey, beer guys or anyone on their feet all day, LA Trainers weigh-in on the right fitness for you: Change The Plane — Repetitive all-day movement can mean tight hip flexors, calves and hamstrings, general weakness in the core and those ugly computer shoulders (rounded), says fitness manager Laura Christy. Stay away from cardio that mimics the same plane of motion you do at work. Instead incorporate calisthenics to change things

up — jumping jacks, jump-rope, side-to-side stepping and scissor jumps. Do a diagonal lunge instead of a straight lunge. Core roll-downs engage your forgotten middle. Here’s a short n’ sweet video on a Half-Roll Down . Load Your Legs, Not Your Back — Personal trainer Robert Reames says working your leg endurance on a seated or lying down leg press is a great way to load your legs without straining the back. Beginners should start with two to four sets of 10-12 reps each, at a challenging, yet comfortable resistance. Think or Think Not? — For clients with rote jobs and not a lot of intellectual stimulation, gym-owner Erik Flowers keeps them off-balance during a workout. He’ll add tough, physical twists (walking backwards) to demand greater focus. If your brain is overly stressed, easier-to-follow routines are in order. Whether it’s cardio, resistance training or stretching, reset your body by targeting opposite at-work pace, motions and focus levels. Health | Health | Health | Health

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