In this firefighter fitness bulletin, Chris Brennan of Fire Service Warrior lays down some simple but vital tips for keeping firefighters fit for years to come, offering a well-rounded schedule involving diet and an exercise regimen featuring mobility training, pullups, pushups, sit ups, and renegade rows. This lifestyle is sure to improve the constitution of anyone who adheres to it.
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For more information about firefighter fitness and similar issues, visit http://www.fireservicewarrior.com. Also, consider Michael Krueger’s monthly fitness columns on Fire Life, such as “A New Study Says…“
CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN is a 14-year fire service veteran, a firefighter in the suburbs of Chicago, and the president of Spartan Concepts, Inc. He is a field instructor with the Illinois Fire Service Institute and has contributed articles to Fire Engineering. He maintains the Web site www.fireservicewarrior.com. He is the author of Readiness The Combat Position: Achieving Firefighter (Fire Engineering, 2011).
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