Bob's Extreme
Workout
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Nutrition Junk Food Guide
March
2008. Big Bear Lake Fire
Department implements an incentive bonus of $500 for any
firefighter scoring 1500 or meeting all ideal standards on the Firefighter Physical
Performance Score or achieves a Physical Fitness Age 15 years
below their chronological age. A $150 bonus awarded to any
firefighter improving their performance score by 150 points.
2008 Most Fit Fire Department
2008 Runner-up- Most Fit
Fire Department
2009 Bronze Winner- Most Fit
Fire Department
Lakeside Fire Department
How
Fit Are Your Firefighters?
The average firefighter from
a fit fire department has a Physical Fitness Age of 25.3, a Max
VO2 score of 48.3, a body fat percentage of 18.7, can do 117
sit-ups in 2 minutes, can jump 23 inches, can do 48 push-ups and
has an overall firefighter physical performance score of 1594
(ideal score is 1500 or above).
What Is Killing America's Firefighters?
Heart Attacks Claim More Firefighters Than Any Other Cause
The U.S. Fire Administration
has released a comprehensive study which examines the causes of
deaths for on-duty firefighters. The leading cause of death for
firefighters is heart attack – 44%.
Firefighters face a much
higher risk of death from heart attack when battling a blaze — up
to 100 times the normal rate — and are more likely to be struck
even when they're doing less-strenuous tasks, according to a
Harvard study.
IS YOUR DEPARTMENT FIT
FOR DUTY? WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY ARE!!
SELECTED WELLNESS/FITNESS TESTING PICTURES
The following is
a list of services provided:
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- Medical Questionnaire implementation
for OSHA Respiratory Protection program compliance
- Comprehensive blood profile (optional
blood profiles include CBC, PSA , CRP and VAP lipid profile)
- Lifestyle questionnaire (including a 3
day diet recall)
- Body composition (hydrostatic weighing
and skinfold methods)
- Resting blood pressure and heart rate
- Respiratory analysis (Vital Capacity
and FEV1)
- Grip strength
- Vertical jump
- 2 minute abdominal curls
- Prognostic EKG treadmill test and Max
VO2 prediction
- Flexibility assessment
- Hearing and vision screening
- Physical Fitness Age determination
- Firefighter Physical Performance Score
- Computerized report containing
comprehensive cardiovascular risk analysis, exercise
recommendations, nutrition recommendations, back injury
prevention recommendations and heart disease reduction
recommendations
- Consultation on wellness/fitness
screenings and program recommendations.
HIGH
RISK PROFILING
Firefighters who have a Framingham Risk Score
(heart disease risk score) of 11% or more, have an abnormal
exercise stress test (EKG abnormalities, low
Chronotropic
Index scores, low heart rate recovery rates,
abnormal exercise blood pressure and impaired functional
capacity), angina, high blood pressure, high lipid profile, low
HDL, high glucose and other abnormal blood parameters will
be recommended to seek medical intervention from their primary care
provider.
Firefighters identified with high health risk will receive
a confidential medical referral.
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