“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.
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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,
Continue ReadingColorectal 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
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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
Continue ReadingCould 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.
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