Fitness for Emergency Services

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Comment by Rob Cheesman on June 25, 2009 at 10:24am

Just a update to all that read may blog about my gastric by pass surgery that I had on June 10th 2009 I madr through a okay with no problems at all now at the two week mark I have lost 30 lbs and I feel great bored out of my mind because I can't do much because of the lifting restrictions I still have but doing good I would like to thank all the sent me well wishes I really enjoyed them Thank you

Comment by Eric Hamlett on June 14, 2009 at 1:20pm

Hi ever one . Im Eric from Alpena Ar.

Comment by Texas HazMat on May 28, 2009 at 8:14am

I believe that it is very important to keep fit and have the proper medical monitoring within your department. In my old department we teamed up with the local university and ran everyone thru a stress test (treadmill), BMI dunk tank, flexibility, doppler to check for hardening or weakening of the arteries, blood work and several other tests.

Each exam took over an hour per person and is still being conducted to this day, that's over 20 years of data. Initially the more senior personnel were reluctant to participate. It was, fortunately mandatory for them. Of the ten most senior four were found to have potentially life treating conditions..ahh that good ole fire house cookin.

The stress test was on the heals of a new fitness program initiated nine months earlier. The key was to have a grading criteria. You were measured on how many push ups, sit ups, run a mile..whatever it is. You must have a means to grade progress. We had several activities you could participate in basketball, tennis, run the track go the the High School Gym or even the Jane Fonda workout tapes. Every quarter there was test and you were graded on Dr. Kennith Coopers (the father of modern aerobics) fitness scale.

This program really did work. It reduced the number of rotund and physically unfit firefighters with in the department. As an extra bonus there have been no heart attacks or pulmonary related deaths within this department.

Comment by fire investigator 21 on May 25, 2009 at 1:33pm

An excellent free resource for firefighter fitness is the National Strength and Conditioning Association website. There are free training videos, Tactical Strength and Conditioning for Firefighters and the Sports Nutrition Education Program.

Comment by steve on April 25, 2009 at 1:23am

two firefighters plus myself are starting the P90X program on Monday. We are all in decent shape but we want to see what the results will be. I will try to keep you all updated.

Comment by Tyler Stanford on April 1, 2009 at 6:37pm

I am trying to get in touch with firefighters who are working with a knee replacement. I need one and would like to network with those who have already been through this.

Comment by Wendy Norris on March 28, 2009 at 10:45pm

2009 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week

Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your Responsibility
June 14-20, 2009

Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your Responsibility encourages chiefs and fire/EMS personnel to focus on what they personally can do to manage risk and enhance their health and safety. This year’s theme reflects the need for personal responsibility and accountability within a strong safety culture.

See our website: www.iafcsafety.org/ or our FFN Group http://www.firefighternation.com/group/iafcsafetyhealthsurvivalsection for more details.

Comment by Deanna on March 16, 2009 at 10:27am

hey if anyones got some advice I have a discussion on my page marked help. Thanks

Comment by The Irons on March 14, 2009 at 2:21pm

Our crew was wondering if anyone has any good pump up tunes for a cd were making for our workout room?

Comment by Kevin Benton on March 12, 2009 at 4:23pm

jeff you could try getting a total gym, those are a pretty good work out tool, and you can do alot of different workouts too.

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