Wellness Wednesday – How to Consume Caffeine to Burn Fat
Caffeine consumption can disrupt nighttime sleep in most people. So, why would consuming caffeine at 5 p.m. be a good idea? We unpack the nuance.
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Physical
Firefighters are aware of the statistics linking firefighter deaths to preventable diseases and illnesses caused by unhealthy lifestyles. One of the leading causes of firefighter deaths is heart attacks. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Bringing answers to the modern firefighter’s burning health questions, we aim to help firefighters identify and put into practice better health choices to increase your chances at a healthier wellbeing with disease and illness free careers and retirements.
Latest: Physical
6 Sleep Strategies Especially for Firefighters
Discover six key ways to help yourself optimize your sleep as a firefighter, whether you're on or off shift.
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Training Exercise: EQ Bar Horizontal Row
The EQ Bar Horizontal Row exercise will help you pull hoses and lift equipment like it's second nature.
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Wellness Wednesday – Calling all “Desk-athletes”
Virtually everyone reading this is a "desk athlete," meaning that even if you are a regular exerciser, you most likely spend multiple hours per day at a desk looking at screens, doing some version of 21st-century work. Which stimulates an interesting question, should a distinction be made between sedentary and non-active? I would argue yes.
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Wellness Wednesday – Foot Health
Intuitively, we all know that the strength of a structure starts at its foundation. That is certainly true of the human structure as well. Our feet are the complex foundation on which everything above it is built. Among the many things that have compromised the health of our feet is the footwear most of us use daily. The narrow toe boxes, ultra-supportive insoles and higher-than-necessary heels have significantly diminished the strength and functionality of our feet, leading to both acute and chronic issues, including:
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Wellness Wednesday – Bone Health
Each week, we discuss a variety of different health and wellness topics (last week’s topic was grip strength), some of which may be more applicable to you than others. Everyone needs to pay attention to this week's topic of bone health, particularly women of every age.
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Reproduction: One Firefighter’s Journey
In 2018, I was in between lectures at paramedic school when I got my lab results back. My Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level was 0.28ng/mL. AMH is a reflection of ovarian reserve, or how many eggs you have left. I was 35 years old at the time, and this level put me on par with someone about to go through menopause.
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Are You Getting Older or Are You Aging?
The Bystander Effect – Recovery, Longevity, and Antiaging. What is Aging? In 2020, adults over the age of sixty outnumbered children under the age of five. Five years before this, the share of the world's population over sixty doubled from twelve to twenty-two percent. By 2030, one out of every six persons will be over sixty. This corresponds to 1.4 billion people versus one billion in 2020. The global population over sixty is expected to reach 2.1 billion by 2050, more than double the amount in 2020.
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Is Your Metabolism Acidic?
Do you or your clients have difficulty losing that stubborn holiday weight? Have you been successful at losing weight, but not so successful at keeping it off? Let me put it another way – does the thought of being in your birthday suit make you want to do anything but have a party? Well, you’re not alone.
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The Fitness Key: Unlocking Resilience for Firefighters’ Overall Wellness
Discover the transformative power of fitness in building resilience and improving overall wellness for firefighters and first responders.
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