Last time I talked about calories in beer and I told you that some beers can have near 300 calories in them, about as much as a Dairy Queen sundae. If you missed that one, you can read it here. Staying firefighter fit requires maintaining a healthy weight so it’s [...]

It's football season so this week I'm giving you my tip for staying firefighter fit without giving up beer:) First of all, you don't have to be an extreme health nut to be a healthy person. You can enjoy beer, burgers and lots of other non “health” foods and still [...]

Let's be honest, we know from the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the industry that the typical firefighter diet could use some help.  But there's a common misconception that all you can do to lose weight is cut calories. There's a better way: stop stressing so much about eating [...]

It's no secret, firefighters are chronically sleep deprived. It's the one thing I hear about most during the firefighter fitness tests that I do every year here in Oregon. Plus I'm married to a firefighter so I really know the toll it takes on the person and their family. Now [...]

Here's the problem: some of us don't exercise, some of us do but we dread it, and many of us make it something that is a struggle to fit into our day. And these are the main reasons we are overweight, chronically stressed and dying of diseases caused by inactivity. [...]