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Beyond the Call: Fueling Your Body with the Right Fats
Learn how to optimize your performance and combat the effects of high-stress shifts with this firefighter’s guide to healthy fats. Discover which cooking oils reduce chronic inflammation, support hormone balance, and build long-term resilience for first responders.
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26 Reasons First Responders Need to Exercise in 2026
As a first responder, you need to face the fact that exercise and good health are essential for performance and career longevity. Here are 23 reasons that confirm why every first responder needs to consistently exercise.
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4 foods that help firefighters combat heart disease…
Its been very well documented that the leading cause of firefighter-on-duty deaths is related to heart disease. Recent research has discovered that more than 70% of US firefighters are overweight or obese (click here for the research), exceeding the national average for adults. Obesity and heart disease are a major threat to firefighter health and…
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3 Exercises Every Firefighter Must Do!
Before I got into the fire service (almost 15 years ago) I worked with athletes, some amateur, some pro. The main goal of the training was to create workouts that would improve performance (and in some cases body aesthetics). The first thing we would do is evaluate the motions and muscles needed in their sport,…
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5 Reasons Why Every Firefighter, EMT and Medic Should Do Yoga.
Yoga, mobility and stretching can help improve performance and the mental health of any firefighter, EMT and medic. Here are 5 great reasons why we all need yoga…
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This 4-minute stretch can improve firefighter performance.
Mobile and flexible athletes move more efficiently and can be less likely to suffer injury. Unfortunately, from my research, I have found that stretching is the most often “skipped” part of an athlete’s workout. For one, it’s done at the end of the workout when you just want to be finished. And, for two, it…
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Easy to Follow Nutrition Tips for the Firehouse (or any house)…
Cooking in the firehouse for a bunch of hungry firefighters is not easy, trust me I know. In most cases we sacrifice health for taste to avoid complaints and heckling. But, in order to change the culture of the fire service (to a healthier one) cooks and food choices need to get better. Here are…
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To Supplement or Not?
What supplements do you take? This is a common question that you hear around most gyms and firehouses this time of the year and one that I get a lot via the www.firerescuefitness.com blog and our FRF Facebook Page, so I wanted to briefly address what some good possible supplement options are. I also wanted…
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Firefighters – Do this Exercise to Reduce Back Injuries
Back injuries suck. While not 100% avoidable, there are some things that you can do to prevent them. A lot of injuries of firefighters, EMTs and medics occur due to excessive torque on the back while twisting. Moving patients to a cot, advancing heavy firehose, and carrying equipment all involve some twisting that can wreak…
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