Aaron Zamzow (ZAM)
3 Exercises to Improve Firefighter Performance and Reduce Injuries…
There are certain parts of the body that we, as fire rescue athletes, are more likely to injure. If you look at the statistics of firefighter injuries you would see that they most commonly effect the back, the shoulders, and the knees. Also, as society continues to become more sedentary and glued to TVs and mobile…
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Motivational Monday- How FRF Got Started.
My name is Aaron Zamzow. I’m a Firefighter, Training Officer, and EMT in Madison Wisconsin, and a certified and degreed Personal Fitness Trainer and author. I am the owner of Fire Rescue Fitness (www.firerescuefitness.com) a company dedicated to creating products and blogs focused on keeping Firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics in the top physical condition and…
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Firefighter On-duty Interval Workout…
I get a lot of emails asking for good workout options for the firehouse when on-shift. Working out on-shift is a major concern, you want to make sure you keep your body in good “fit for duty” condition but also want to make sure you have enough “left in the tank” to respond and perform…
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Firefighters- Are You Exercising or Training?
Yes you read that correctly! Before I worked as a firefighter, I was a trainer in both large and small health clubs. During that time I would see a lot of people exercising consistently and with good intensity but only make a limited amount of fitness progress. Why? Because we are all creatures of habit…
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Firefighter Bodyweight Workout to Boost Metabolism and Performance
Total Body “Progressive” Bodyweight Challenge Workout. I get a lot of requests for example workouts from the various Fire Rescue Fitness Programs. This is one of the workouts you will find in the FRF Fat Loss for Firefighters Workout Program (click here to read more about this workout used by thousands of firefighters). It is…
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Firefighter cancer prevention- 5 Ways to give cancer “the finger. “
Cancer- I think almost everyone in the fire service knows of someone that has had it or is currently fighting it. Over the past few years cancer has been one of the most often discussed topics in the fire service. There has also been a tremendous amount of research dedicated to deciphering why we are…
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Every Firefighter, EMT and Medic Needs this Fitness Tool…
People tend to measure how effectively they’ve worked out by how sore they are the following days. Let me ask you: How good is a workout that leaves you so sore that you can’t workout for the next 3 days? What most people don’t realize is that your body improves and adapts to stress on…
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Portion Control Strategy for the Firehouse (or any house).
Cooking in the firehouse is pretty difficult. One of the biggest fears of every firehouse chef is not preparing enough food for the crew. This fear usually leads to an excess of available food and larger portions around the table. So, today I wanted to give you a quick and easy “trick” you can use…
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Firefighters- Improve your Performance with this Movement.
I have a confession to make…sometimes I skip my active warm-up exercises when I workout. We are all guilty of it (admit it). Let’s face it, sometimes you hit the gym or the workout room in the firehouse and are tired or short on time and will “sacrifice” the warm-up and stretching. I do…
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