Once again, in "Exercise in Utility", the Wall Street Journal has showcased my janitorial industry with a front page article (Jan 24, 2012).
Steve Markovitx "does squats while washing windows. He performs lunges and hip twists while using the vacuum cleaner, 'the most versatile exercise machine' he knows. He burns so many calories that he can forgive himself for occasional indulgences, such as vanilla ice cream slathered with peanut butter."
Without commenting on the bit about slathering ice cream with peanut butter, I can verify the exercise content. My janitorial crews are almost universally fit; those past workers I've stayed in contact with are largely "large".
And, truth be told, I need to get out with my crews a bit more often.
In the same article, a Carol Torgan "suggests 'doing toe raises to strengthen the calves while vacuuming, washing dishes or brushing your teeth.' Still, she warns that the overzealous could hobble themselves with such ailments as knee bursitis—also known as housemaid's knee—or suffer from "increased inhalation of chemical fumes from cleaning agents.' "
Sounds like all they need is a people friendly chemical kit.
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