5 Foods With More Calcium Than A Glass Of Milk
Calcium is vital for building and maintaining healthy bones and teeth and ensuring the heart, nerves and muscles function properly. But milk is not the only calcium-rich food.
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FITNESS & NUTRITION
Fitness is a key ingredient to a long, healthy firefighting career. The prevention of injuries is provided in the framework of fitness. Enhancing the fitness regimes of those who are already on the fitness train, while inspiring those who aren’t to join in. We aim to provide effective firefighter exercises and training workouts, the latest diet and nutrition recommendations, and awareness about the importance of developing a healthy mind, body, and soul connection.
Latest: FITNESS & NUTRITION
What You Need To Know About Antioxidants
Antioxidants are a nutrition topic that's had staying power for decades as other nutrition trends come and go. Why? Because although antioxidants can be overhyped at times, there is actual substance behind the hype.
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Band Together For Stronger Legs
A personal trainer friend of mine once said that legs are one of the best tools for building legs. His point: Don't underestimate the power of your own body weight for improving lower body strength.
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Alternatives to Traditional Pastas
The world's love affair with pasta traces back thousands of years to Asia, where archaeologists believe the first noodles were produced. There's been no turning back from this versatile and delicious comfort food favorite.
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Sour Power
These days, seemingly everyone is waxing poetic about the microbiome. There is a growing body of scientific evidence to suggest that gut dysbiosis (microbial imbalance of the intestine) is associated with inflammatory and immune-mediated ills, including heart disease and diabetes. So to improve quality of life, more people are looking for ways to fertilize their gut with beneficial micro-bugs.
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Is a Flexitarian Diet Right for You?
Most everyone has an idea of what constitutes a vegetarian or a vegan diet, but what about a "flexitarian" diet?
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The Healthy Firefighting Heart “Deconstructed”
So how do you make a quality firefighter cardiovascular training program? First, you need to identify your long-term goal.
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Rack ‘Em with FIT IT OUT
We recently sat down with one of our loyal partners, Maytham Naqvi from FIT IT OUT. We have recommendations from Maytham just for you!
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Are You Training For Resilience?
Resilience. The buzzword that everyone thinks about when it comes to first responders. It is suggested that today’s firefighters and frontline responders have to be resilient, but what does that actually mean?
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How to Improve Sleep and Recovery Off-Shift
Sleep debt decreases cognitive and motor function just like alcohol intoxication. Sleep deprivation also decreases the ability of our bodies to fight off diseases, including cancer.
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