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  • Task Specific Training: Overhaul & Truck Tools
    Task Specific Training: Overhaul & Truck Tools

    Ladder company operations, or simply “truck work” combines a variety of strengths and skills, but even with all the advanced technology in the fire service today, ladder company hand tools continue to be the staple of every truckee.

    Article • May 6th, 2005

  • It’s Not Like My Life Depended on It!

    There are many reasons to exercise and eat well. "I'd like to feel better." "I need to lose this gut." "I'd like to move like I used to." "My doctor says I need to manage my weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, etc."

    Article • February 7th, 2005

  • Task Specific Training: The Hose Stretch

    Sounds like another catch phrase applied by the fitness industry to grab potential clients or gym clientele, but it’s much more than that.

    Article • January 10th, 2005

  • Ab Magic

    If you’re like me, you’ve come across countless articles on how to tighten your tummy or flatten a flabby midsection, but to quote the famous playwright, William Shakespeare, there’s been, “Much ado about nothing.”

    Article • December 7th, 2004

  • Your Road Map To Fitness

    As the saying goes, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” This is particularly true with fitness.

    Article • October 22nd, 2004

  • Fit To Fight?

    Fitness should not be a one-time thing a firefighter does when he or she is in the fire academy. It needs to be continued throughout his or her career.

    Article • October 4th, 2004

  • Is Stress Making You Fat?

    In the face of prolonged or chronic stress, cortisol levels can remain constantly high, keeping you in a state of perpetual hunger.

    Article • September 1st, 2004

  • Six Secrets of Successful Fitness

    After years of creating exercise routines for firefighters from all walks of life, I zeroed in on some of the more common practices of those who seem to have no problem sticking with the program.

    Article • July 29th, 2004

  • The Firefighter Fitness Pentagon: Part 5 - Flexibility

    Rod Hammer reports on the need for flexibility in the fire service to meet the range of motion requirements for the job because firefighting requires more functional flexibility than most occupations.

    Article • July 1st, 2004

  • The Benefits Of Stretching

    A sensible flexibility, or stretching program will not only enhance physical fitness, it can actually leave you with a more youthful, supple body.

    Article • June 14th, 2004

  • Positive Pressure Keeps You Fit for Life

    I’m sure that most people in the today’s fire service would agree; it’s vital for a firefighter maintain an adequate level of fitness throughout his or her career.

    Article • May 31st, 2004

  • Physical Agility

    Often, candidates don't realize that it's not just strength in the physical agility. The "Nugget " is technique, momentum and grip.

    Article • April 8th, 2004

  • The Firefighter Fitness Pentagon: Part 4 – Body Composition

    Rod Hammer reports on the need for firefighters to lose weight and become healthier in order to reduce health risks.

    Article • March 31st, 2004

  • Cold Weather Workouts

    As a trainer and firefighter in New York City for the past twenty years, I've experienced many frigid, New York winters, learning first-hand how important it is to protect yourself against the elements.

    Article • February 10th, 2004

  • The Legend of the Super Fit Firefighter

    There’s an aura of glamour and mystery surrounding America’s bravest. People waive and sometimes stare at a passing fire truck, wondering what it must be like.

    Article • February 10th, 2004

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