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toonish proportions of "George of the
Jungle." For that movie, his wardrobe
consisted of his own broad shoulders
and a skimpy loincloth.
It's working out purely for aesthetics,
Stevens explains, not for health. He's
much happier when his celebrity clients
maintain their fitness between projects.
His favorite example is Curtis — a
comedic actress with an enviable pinup
body.
"So what does she do?" I ask, figur-
ing it must be some insane schedule.
Well, Stevens informs me, Curtis
hikes a couple of times a week in the
Santa Monica Mountains, rides a bike
along the beach, jogs and works out
with weights twice a week in her
home gym. Then she'll get a tuneup
from Stevens for two or three weeks
before her next movie starts shooting.
Oh.
"Athletes will do whatever you say
without question," says Stevens, who
whips Monica Seles into shape before
she hits the professional tennis circuit.
"Actors like to question everything. You
work more with their personalities than
their bodies."
Trainer Kevin Maselka of Planet
Fitness in Rockville, Md., agrees. He's
been training NBA players during the
off-season for the last 16 years. His
programs are designed to maintain the
athletes' fitness, work with any injuries
that may have occurred during the
season and build strength based on
their particular needs. All workouts
must be low risk, since Maselka can't
send athletes back to their teams with
injuries.
Patrick Ewing of the New York
Knicks is "one of the hardest workers
you've ever met, he's so disciplined,"
says Maselka. Ewing's off-season "active
recovery" would put anyone else under
the table. His daily regimen includes an
hour of low-impact cardiovascular
work, often on one of the new elliptical
trainers that mimics the motion of run-
ning without the bone-crushing impact.
That's followed by a weight-training
routine to strengthen the legs and chest,
and the back, shoulders and arms on
alternate days. Ewing works on flexibili-
ty with gentle stretches.
Another client of Maselka's, Alonzo
Mourning of the Miami Heat, is com-
paratively shorter than his NBA
brethren, so he focuses on leg strength
to build power for jump shots. He also
works on agility and sprints, including
cycling sprints and running on a track,
to gain speed.

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Alison Ashton writes for Copley News
Service.