FITNESS
by Des Grisham
SIDEWAYS
STAIR
STEP
If headed west from Main or Spring St on
foot to the Financial district or towards the
110 fwy, use the stairs. There are oodles of
them throughout the city: Angels Flight,
around the train stations, anywhere with a hill
or incline as there is usually a set close by.
Turn your toes to point diagonally left into the
corner of each stair, making sure your whole
foot is on the step, proceed to step up with
your right foot, then on the next step cross
your left foot over to the right. Keep ascend-
ing this way til you reach the next tier. Then
direct your toes diagonally to the right corner
of each step and step left, and cross over to
the right and so on. This strengthens the
knees while increasing your cardio fitness. If
your staircase is a long one, switch to taking
them straight on, two at a time while pressing
down on your heels as they target to work
out the gluteus maximus.
Des Grisham
PRIVATE
TRAINING
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