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6A – Daily News – Monday, April 26, 2010 health&fitnessVitality For many, their job is their workout ST. LOUIS (MCT) — Who's the sweatiest, hardest-working person at a rock 'n' roll show? Chances are it's the guy or gal at the rear of the stage, behind the wildly clanging cymbals. Watch that head bob, those arms flail, the drum sticks fly. "A cardio workout is definitely what you get," said Reid Burnett, drummer for Via Dove, a St. Louis- area alternative band. "Your pulse is up, and you're sweating in the first five minutes. It's a whole body thing. You're sitting, but your arms, legs, even your back is involved." A lot of us desk jockeys sit slumped in our chairs for hours on end; we have to carve out time several days a week for cardio and strength workouts. But for many people, such as drum- mers, landscapers and laborers in smelting plants, their job is their work- out. If they're not fit and strong when they take the job, they usually get that way quickly. Some companies have even begun hiring personal trainers and physical therapists to whip employees into shape and keep them injury-free. Burnett, 28, of St. Louis, does yoga several times a week to stay limber and stretches before gigs to loosen up his forearms, wrists and even ham- strings to prevent muscle cramps. Dur- ing the concert, he pays close attention to how he's sitting. "You have to keep your posture correct or you'll get tired," he said. "It's pretty technical." Ryan Adams, drummer for The Dock Ellis Band, said he watches his posture and tries to stay active. "Like today I put 300 pounds of compost on my garden, and I ride my bike a lot," said Adams, 26, of St. Louis. "It's a matter of paying attention early so you don't do damage without knowing it. I'm constantly trying to refine my drumming technique to hit with less impact." Burnett and Adams noted how schlepping drum kits in and out of clubs is a workout all by itself. Both have started paring their kits down in recent years. Gigs can be few and far between at times, so drummers don't put them- selves through the paces as much as a lot of full-time laborers. Electricians, carpenters, nurses, ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Nutrition quiz: Mmmm … bacon (MCT) A recent head- line on MSNBC.com that grabbed us had nothing to do with health care, national security, the economy or even Tiger Woods. It was: "Bacon – Our National Food Crush." Mmmm, bacon. Can't you just smell a quiz coming up? 1. The MSNBC story MCT photo Andrew Coates, sales lot manager at Greenscape Gardens, moves shrubs that were recently delivered to the nursery. firefighters and any trade that involves heavy lifting require a certain amount of endurance and strength day in and day out, said Bill Franzen, physical therapist and president of PRORehab in Ballwin, Mo. A lot of companies have created initiatives to get employ- ees fit for their jobs, he added. "We do 'Fit-For-Duty' testing where we evaluate an employee's capability to handle the essential functions of their job, to make sure there's a good fit between their work load and their ability," Franzen said. "If there's a gap, the company will send them to us for training to increase endurance and strength." For instance, he said, if an employ- ee has to lift an item weighing 75 pounds from floor to waist several times a day, his therapists would pre- pare total body conditioning programs to get them in shape for that action. This lowers the risk of injuries and burnout. "We'll do an entire firehouse to make sure they're all meeting job demands, and not just rookies but guys who've been on the force for awhile," Franzen said. THE SHAPE OF WORKERS When Patrick Hazzard, co-owner of Hazzard Moving & Storage in St. Louis, hires new movers, he tries to get a handle on what kind of physical shape applicants are in. "I can't afford to give everyone a physical who applies for a job," Haz- zard said. "So I have to rely on back- ground checks to find out if they have back injuries that would hurt their performance. We don't specifically ask the amount of weight they can lift. But I do ask if they have any con- cerns about handling a job like this that requires significant weight lift- ing." Moving heavy furniture, Hazzard said, can be an anaerobic workout that relies on technique and equipment as much as size and strength. "We train our employees on the proper way to lift to avoid injury," he said. "We teach them to use their legs more than their back." Beyond that, Hazzard never sug- gests that his movers do additional workouts to maintain fitness. "If I suggested that to them, they would look at me with a raised eye- brow," he said. "Their job IS the work- out for them." 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