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The exercise that best suits you according to your profession
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Some body postures can lead to muscular imbalances if, after the working day, other routines are not acquired where other parts of the body are activated
Do you work in front of a computer, standing up or perhaps carrying weight? Not only are the tasks performed in one posture or another different, but your body gets used to it and can lead to muscle imbalances if, after the working day, other routines are not acquired where other parts of the body are activated.
This is what happens to those who work on a chair, such as taxi drivers, some journalists, office workers, secretaries and a long list of professions that require a table and a chair to perform such work. But there are also those who do not find a moment to sit down and remain standing for long hours: hairdressers, waiters or teachers, among others. Those who need their strength to work deserve no less importance: all those who prepare to carry significant loads of weight and bend their backs, walk slowly and then have pain in their lower back, hands, legs …
Fitness experts know specific workouts for these types of people to strengthen other areas of their body during or after work. «
For those who always work seated
It is relaxing to think that the work of some journalists, taxi drivers or office workers is relaxed because they spend about nine hours with their butts glued to a chair, without any type of body fatigue, but this position is a disservice to all those who have to remain sitting for so long. «If I were to train a taxi driver, I would tell him, between client and client, to take a walk around the neighborhood and then embark on the search for someone else. Getting up from the seat, walking to answer the phone… These are steps that are added to those that are taken every day ”, says Martín Giacchetta, who adds that“ it is also advisable that, before sitting down, we do the odd squat ”.
Miguel Ángel Peinado, on the other hand, says that “the best exercises would be the functional ones, where the greatest number of muscles are worked.” What exercises are those? Burpees, rock climber, jump squats, bicep lunges, rock climber, jumping jacks, skipping, jumping rope, boxing, etc. «They can do it at home on a HIIT circuit plan, since they would be the best option to burn calories and accelerate metabolism.
But it does not end there: the personal trainer Of well-known faces such as the influencer Paula Ordovás or the singer David Bisbal has another alternative: “Do some collective class such as body pump, body attack, zumba, crossfit … Something strong,” says the expert. Another of his recommendations would be to do any sport in which at least one hour is invested. «It is important that, in addition to activate muscles, you like it and it allows you to socialize, such as paddle tennis, tennis, football or running.
For those who work standing up
There is no doubt that people who work standing up are more active than those who remain seated, but this is not good for the muscles either because the posture is always the same and there are other areas that must be activated, in addition to spending time rest, very important when exercising. “For these people, since they are on their feet for most of the day, I would recommend strength exercises above all, such as going to the gym to do machines or weights. They should also exercise at home with their own body weight or go to collective classes in the gym such as gap, pilates or cycle ”, advises the expert Miguel Ángel Peinado.
For those who work carrying weight
These professions, being very hard, usually suffer a lot from back pain, lumbar and certain joints. Therefore, the most recommended would be postural correction exercises: core and flexibility. “The ideal would be Pilates, yoga and abdominal classes, to correct those parts of the body and especially avoid endless back pain”, reveals Miguel Ángel Peinado.