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Throughout the next few weeks I’ll be discussing five foods that firefighters MUST eat. You’ll see a lot of themes: these foods reduce cholesterol and ward off heart disease, help you achieve or maintain a healthy weight, improve immunity and fight off cancer. Cheerios aren’t the...

The world of sugar comes to us in many forms. The meals we eat at the house or the snacks we sneak in at midnight between calls all contain some type of sugar; but what does it do to our body? Sugar is found in many forms; fructose in fruits, lactose in milk, and corn syrup which...

Last week we discussed the push up and how you can build an unconventional twist into this routine exercise. Here is a set of exercises that can be set up to incorporate your whole body for a day of strength training.  You can do it alone or encourage those around you to...

Last week in my introductory article we discussed taking the stairs.  This week we are going to look at how to make push-ups fun but also increase the number you can do. Draw a card This next exercise can be done alone but it is more fun with a few other people. All you need is a...

Over the next few weeks we will take a look at unconventional exercises to increase your performance potential on the fireground and in your everyday life. Whether you are new to exercise, just getting back into it, or have become bored with the same exercises; it can be hard...

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...

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...