Before you go on a call, you plan. You have trainings. En route to the call, scenarios run through your head. In EMS, it's all the different possibilities. Shortness of breath could be allergic reaction, asthma, cardiac related, musculoskeletal. . .anything. You run through the different treatments you may have to administer. In Firefighting, you're... Continue Reading →
Am I doing something wrong? These two questions were asked of me tonight after I finished a small-group training. They were followed up with "we feel great! We can move and feel stronger lifting," but my ladies were concerned that they could move and weren't sore to the point of not wanting to move after... Continue Reading →
Sitting at the station, I was updating the roster for the year with the Assistant Chief, talking about the applicants we've had over the last few years. Who has stuck around? Who has become an asset to the department? Who needs a little more one-on-one training? I made the comment that it would be awesome... Continue Reading →
I was going into my second year as an EMT and working full-time at a private transport company. One night, first call of the night, we got a discharge run for a 150# patient - a light one to start the night. We picked the patient and their belongs up from the hospital and transported... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I was training a client I've worked with for not quite two years. She is 73 years old. When I asked about her goals almost two years ago, she wanted to do power-lifting - deadlifts specifically. Deadlifts are my personal favorite. I think they're one of the most practical, functional movements you can do.... Continue Reading →
In "What Functional Fitness Means to Me: Background," I explained how functional fitness benefited me personally, mostly at work. I talked about how I was switched from Pre-physical Therapy to Exercise Science with a complementary minor. Let me tell you a little more about that. My partner and I were called to drive a flight... Continue Reading →
Legacy Health & Fitness 