Safety & Health

Seven Simple Steps to Help You Lose Weight

Nov. 8, 2005

The average adult is roughly an inch taller than they were in 1960, but are nearly 25 pounds heavier, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As firefighters, we’re surely not exempt for this obesity epidemic that’s literally confronting one third of our population. But, weight loss, or more specifically, weight management, demands a multi-faceted approach.

The average adult is roughly an inch taller than they were in 1960, but are nearly 25 pounds heavier, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, average BMI (body mass index, a weight-to-height formula used to measure obesity) has increased from approximately 25 in 1960 to 28 in 2002.

As firefighters, we