Time to Get Fire Rescue Fit

The FRF mission is to create and promote resources and workouts to help First Responders (any responders) improve performance, reduce injury, and prolong happy careers.

Looking for a workout program or for some fitness tips?  FRF has you covered.

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FRF programs have helped thousands of firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, and flight nurses lose weight, gain strength and improve performance on (and off) the rescue scene.

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Every FRF program includes everything you need to succeed:

  • Complete program with workouts and calendar
  • Nutrition guides and recipes
  • Direct access to coaching and motivation
  • Access to the NEW FRF App platform (mobile, tablet, desktop)
  • How-to videos and exercise tutorials

The FRF Program of the Month

FRF just launched a new program and CHALLENGE for first responders. The FRF 40-day Resilience CHALLENGE is the most comprehensive fitness and wellness program FRF has ever created. This program is now available on the NEW FRF App platform and includes workouts, nutrition guides, coaching, motivation, and exercises on mental health and stress management. The new FRF App platform is more user-friendly and can be accessed via desktop, tablet, and mobile.

The program is now live! Click here to get started!

 

 

Take the FRF workout Quiz to discover the "best" program for YOU.

Meet Aaron Zamzow & FRF

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Aaron Zamzow is the owner and and creator of FRF.  He is a  18-year Firefighter and EMT in Madison Wisconsin and has worked in the fitness industry for over 25 years as certified and degreed Personal Fitness Trainer (NASM, NSCA-CSCS, ACE-PFT) and author.  Aaron is on a mission to use his passion and experience to help 100,000 first responders  get more fit for duty. 

Click here to read more about Aaron and FRF.

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Valuable Nutrition Resources

Poor nutrition can lead to numerous health issues and impede your fitness progress.  So we provide the tools to make eating healthy in and out of the firehouse easier.  Every FRF Program includes:

  • Nutritional guidelines
  • Portion control guide and meal plan examples
  • Hundreds of delicious recipes
  • Healthy snack guide
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Proof Our Programs Work

Latest from the FRF Blog

Healthy Snack Options for Firefighters, EMTs and Medics…

By Aaron Zamzow (ZAM) | March 20, 2019

Calls, training, and other responsibilities can get in the way of good nutrition. Be prepared with these great snacking options. Nutrition plays a very large roll in your health and fitness.  Unhealthy eating habits have contributed to the obesity epidemic in the United States and especially in the fire service.   A poor diet is associated with…

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Firefighter Fitness- Do this to take your workout to the next level.

By Aaron Zamzow (ZAM) | March 15, 2019

Interval training is very applicable to what we do on the fire ground.  A unique component that I’ve added to the end of my workouts is a 10-minute Interval Overhaul or “afterburner.”  These interval Overhauls are a combination of exercises that challenges the total body, allows me to work on firefighter skills and simulates work…

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Workouts that Incorporate Fireground Movements..

By Aaron Zamzow (ZAM) | March 13, 2019

FRF Afterburners are a great way to burn fat and incorporate fireground movements into traditional workouts. Give them a try!

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Exercises that Improve Firefighter Performance and Reduce Injuries…

By Aaron Zamzow (ZAM) | March 10, 2019

Shoulder pain, knees ache, back hurt? These are common themes for firefighters bodies. Aches and pains are common but they don’t have to be. Here are 3 exercises that will help alleviate those aches and pains and help you perform better on (and off) the fire/rescue scene.

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How to Reduce Workout Injuries in Firefighters

By Aaron Zamzow (ZAM) | March 6, 2019

Reduce injuries with these fitness tips. Some people know exactly when it happened. They may have heard a pop in their shoulder, or felt like someone slapped them hard across the back of their leg. For others, it wasn’t a sudden snap that sidelined their workouts; it was just gradual overuse that caused joints or…

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Firefighter Fitness- 4 Reasons You are Not Seeing Results

By Aaron Zamzow (ZAM) | March 4, 2019

Simple adjustments can go a long way to help your fitness progress. Its the dead of winter (at least here in the US), football season is over and spring seems so far away.  This is also the excuse season, the time of the year where most people fall off the fitness wagon and start to…

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Fire Rescue Fitness was created to provide resources to firefighter, EMTs and paramedics to help them get and stay fit for the fire and rescue scene. We provide workout programs, eating guidelines, recipes, and fitness tips that will help you (and your crew) get leaner, stronger and performing better on (and off) the fire/rescue scene.

Your crew, your family, your department depend on you!