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Firefighter Tests for Cardiovascular Disease
Firefighter Tests for Cardiovascular Disease As firefighters, we have all heard of the heart attack problem that lingers in our career field. Heart disease kills more firefighters than anything else. Sometimes we even hear of people who were in shape and then suddenly...
Tabata Training
What is Tabata Training? Tabata Training is a High Intensity Interval Training (H.I.I.T.) workout and it only last 4 minutes. It is a quick and effective way of training. It was discovered by Japanese scientist Dr. Tabata and his team of researchers at the...
Firefighter 30 Day Challenge
Firefighter Furnace has put together a 30 day challenge that works. How do we know it works… because we did it ourselves. The challenge involves more than just fitness. It involves nutrition, motivation, goal setting/achieving and more. This is a simple challenge...
Inherited Heart Disease + Healthy Lifestyle = A saved Life
More firefighters die from heart disease than anything else and more than 70% of us are obese. Simple lifestyle changes can work wonders because you never know what is around the corner for you. I Stumbled across this blog about a young man who suffered a severe heart...
How to Fix Flat Feet
Firefighter Flat Feet Having flat feet can slow you down, cause pain and even cause injury. Your feet are your base of everything you do. When the feet are jacked up, it can cause muscular imbalances in other parts of the body. Think of it like a chain reaction,...
5 Stereotypical Firefighters
Firefighting is a brotherhood. We may pick on one another because of certain qualities but we all know we all would do anything for each other. The camaraderie is very strong in us and that is what makes us brothers. On an emergency we come together as one to do our...