Great topic!
I hit the gym at least once a week and always work on my back, with deadlifts and pull-ups. Mostly functional exercises, rather than those designed to pump up the vanity muscles. From anecdotal accounts over the Internet, some people who worked out their backs often managed to bounce back quickly from car crashes. So I'm sure for people like us who sit around for hours on end, a strong back could do wonders for our overall health.
We've recently gotten some new chairs which are similar to the fancy ergonomic chairs being talked about... at first, I was somewhat skeptical about such high prices for 'just a chair?'. But now that I've moulded myself into my chair, I could feel the difference.
So strong back + ergo chair = good stuff.
I'm also smoke-free and drink only very occasionally [a drink every few months]. Since we're a small shop, we don't have the 'privilege' of having unlimited supply of coffee/soda/junk food... in fact, we're a pretty health-conscious bunch [including many of the freelancers we work with]. In an industry where it's common that at least one person in the crew goes off for a smoke break every so often, we don't really see that happening on our shoots/edits.
I don't miss not having the 'perks' of unlimited caffeine/booze/candies at my disposable ;] It's always just water at my bay.
Granted I'm only in my mid-twenties and I feel like such a non-groovy monk at times, but I hope to keep at this for long time to come.
Kai
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