Firefighter Functional Fitness: The Essential Guide to Optimal Firefighter Performance and Longevity - Softcover

Kerrigan, Dan; Moss, Jim

 
9780990844242: Firefighter Functional Fitness: The Essential Guide to Optimal Firefighter Performance and Longevity
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0990844242 ISBN 13: 9780990844242
Verlag: Firefighter Toolbox LLC, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Firefighter Functional Fitness is the essential guide to optimal firefighter performance and longevity. It provides all firefighters with the knowledge, mindset, and tools to: -Maximize their fire ground performance -Reduce their risk of injury and experiencing a line-of-duty death -Live a long, healthy career and retirement Designed for firefighters by firefighters, this book shares The 4 Pillars of Firefighter Functional Fitness: 1 - Physical Fitness 2 - Recovery and Rest 3 - Hydration 4 - Nutrition and Lifestyle It also reveals The Big 8 concept, which includes over 100 photos and descriptions of functional exercises, movements, and stretches that are specifically designed to enhance firefighter performance. The Workout Programming chapter gives firefighters numerous options for putting The Big 8 into action, taking into account all levels of fitness. Additionally, each chapter provides practical action steps for both immediate improvement and long-term success. Must-read bonus chapters include: -The Importance of Annual Medical Evaluations -An Analysis of the Fire Service’s Cardiovascular Epidemic -Firefighter Physical Agility Assessments -Addressing Organizational Barriers to Fitness -Frequently Asked Questions Alarmingly, over the past 10 years, the fire service has suffered more than 1,000 line-of-duty deaths. Unfortunately, over 50% of these LODDs were attributed to heart attacks, strokes, and other medical causes. Firefighter Functional Fitness attacks these statistics by providing all firefighters with the tools needed to combat this epidemic. Firefighter Functional Fitness brings together the authors’ combined 40+ years of fire service experience and decades of utilizing functional fitness principles. The result is an invaluable resource with the vital tools and knowledge that firefighters desperately need to not only enjoy a healthy and productive career but also benefit with a healthy retirement.

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Dan Kerrigan & Jim Moss are the co-authors of Firefighter Functional Fitness. It is the essential guide to optimal firefighter performance and longevity. It provides all firefighters with the knowledge, tools, and mindset to maximize their fire ground performance, reduce their risk of injury and line-of-duty death, and have long, healthy careers and retirements. Go to FirefighterFunctionalFitness.com to learn more.

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Verlag
Firefighter Toolbox LLC
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0990844242
ISBN 13 
9780990844242
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
320
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