Tag Archives: fitness

Almost 50% of firefighter line of duty deaths are due to a heart attack. Maintaining good levels of fitness can help to reduce the risks heart disease.

Last week I offered up the top five excuses my coworkers use to avoid working out. One of the excuses was the lack of time. Yes, we are all busy but in most people's life, there is time. Or if time were used better there could be more time.

Working out is not always easy. That might be why working out starts with the word work. Work is defined as exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something. To achieve the goal of getting in shape or staying in shape requires some work.

About five years back I noticed my uniform pants were getting tight and had to order a size larger. I was not in the new uniform very long when it too started feeling tight. At my annual physical I stepped on the scale and was 220lbs.

East Brandywine Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Edwards was starting his workout when a man on the treadmill in front of him collapsed. Without a second thought the Chief jumped into action starting CPR, setting up the AED and having gym staff call 911.

Marshall Volunteer Fire department (Marshall, WI) posted this video of their drill night. According to their Facebook page "We are always looking for ways to improve our monthly drills."

I regularly see friends sharing short video clips of gym fails. Here someone edited together a number of fitness fails into one mashup. Some of these are cringe worthy and show why we need EMS providers...

Monday at RescueHumor = Fitness motivation photo gallery.

Time once again for our Fitness Motivational Monday photo gallery...

Each Monday we will bring you photos of fellow Police, Fire and EMS workers working out of flexing to show off the work they have accomplished.