PPO Summary Plan Document (SPD)Health & Fitness
Skin Cancer – Early Detection is Key!
“It started out like small lesions below my sideburns and ear lobes,” remembers David Dumler, retired engineer out of Fire Station 23. “One after another they appeared.
Unclog Your Arteries—The Natural Way!
We’ve all been there. Drano® in one hand and a pipe wrench in the other—all in an attempt to unclog a blocked kitchen drain. However, what if I told you that the clogged drain
Circuit Training – LAFD Style
“We train as if our life depends on it, so why wouldn’t we exercise the same?” Captain II Paul Ybarra explains to me as we sit in the front office of Fire Station 12.
Building a Better Nutrition Bar
Energy bars, nutrition bars, snack bars – no matter what you call them – can be essential elements in balancing a firefighter’s daily diet. For post-workout nutrition, a healthy snack on the go,
Colorectal Cancer-45 is the new 50!
Forty-five is the new fifty. That’s right, but before you get too excited, I’m not talking about a new model of sports car, I’m talking about colon cancer and the recent recommendation
Old Guys Get Fit
I walked into the T.O. Gold’s Gym a couple of weeks after the new LAFRA Wellness Program went into effect, and everything seemed pretty much the same. As usual, I found the mayor
Could You Pass The CPAT? Kettlebell It!
Staying in shape for any first responder should be a top priority. At any time, any one of us could be pressed into service in a moment’s notice. The life of a firefighter is physically demanding.
What You Need to Know about Testicular Cancer
Aches and pains are nothing new to firefighters–we all get them. Old or young, in shape or not, they are just a part of our daily lives. For the most part, though, these little irritants disappear as quickly as they appear, leaving us no worse for wear. For Firefighter/Paramedic Daniel Lawless of the LAFD, however, […]
Jess “Hall of Fame” Pasos
Retired Captain Jesus Pasos will be inducted in the Southern California Handball Association Hall of Fame on August 4, 2018. This is a well-deserved honor for Pasos
Recruit the Glutes
Do you suffer from low back pain? Spend more time sitting than walking? Skipped going to the gym a few times this week, and when you finally do go, are you thinking that doing squats
