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Mistake # 5:  Eating Too Much Protein Protein History One trend that I have observed among firefighters is the tendency to eat a lot of protein. Protein is abundant in a lot of foods including grains, nuts, dairy, and of course meat. In general, many firefighters over-consume...

I’m not a firefighter myself but I spend a lot of time at firehouses. I see the cookies, cakes, and muffins that community members deliver to the firefighters. Sometimes I just want to put up a sign that says “don’t feed the firefighters.” Now I certainly don’t want to take away...

Obviously the very biggest mistake a firefighter could make is not doing any exercise at all. Since the majority of firefighters at least do some exercise, I will focus on the problem of inconsistency rather than the entirely bigger problem of inactivity. This article will...

Mistake #2-  Being too Narrow with your physical fitness training. One of the things that struck me the most when I began to study the research regarding the physiological requirements of firefighting, was that this job requires all the components of fitness: muscular strength,...

One of the biggest mistakes firefighters make with their health is giving into negative peer pressure In any group setting, people are influenced by the actions of their peers. This is especially true in the fire service, as firefighters eat, sleep and work as a group.  The group...

It’s extremely important for firefighters to have healthy habits if they want to have a low risk for injury or cardiac event, and a high quality of life before and after retirement. But firefighters make some common mistakes when it comes to their health. Based on my seven years...