Thursday night, I arrived to work my shift at the gym desk and found a woman firing a million questions at my male co-worker. He, quite gracefully, passed her off to me in order for him to leave. After only 30 seconds of talking with this woman, I realized how incredibly nervous and out-of-place she... Continue Reading →
Short and Sweet
I was asked to try out a new gym for a week; of course, I said yes. Now, I have been working out 4-5 days per week on average for the last year. Before that, it was 3ish days per week for several years - including CrossFit! Before that...I was a high school athlete. I... Continue Reading →
Women in EMS: Part 2
In EMT-basic class, we are told it is expected of us to be able to lift 150 pounds. At the private transport for which I worked full-time for 3.5 years, a crew of two automatically received a lift assist if the patient weighed 300 pounds or more. Considering most cots weight 60+ pounds, two EMT... Continue Reading →
Work in Progress
I finished a hard, new work-out the other day. Feeling quite proud of myself, I did what everyone in the gym does at least once: I snapped a selfie for Instagram. I checked in at the gym, and, out of curiousity, clicked to see what other photos and videos had been posted for that gym.... Continue Reading →
The Weight of Your Armor
The last two weeks at my department's fire practice, we trained on firefighter survival using an obstacle course that has been one of my greatest dreads for the last three years. We typically conduct this training every three months, but for whatever reason, my officers decided we needed it two weeks in a row. For... Continue Reading →
Optimal Level, Part 2
Every 90's kid grew up hearing that smoking was bad for you even as we watched our older family members, for me it was my grandparents, continue to smoke. My first job was in a local restaurant that still had the smoking and non-smoking side. The waitress station was, of course, in the smoking section.... Continue Reading →
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