BY GUIDO CALCAGNO
Today's firefighter needs to better understand the correlation between physical fitness and improved job performance. Firefighting is a career that requires you to be at the peak of your game at all times. Going from a sound sleep to your peak heart rate within three minutes can put physical and emotional stress on anybody.
Improving your overall strength through physical fitness allows you to perform fireground tasks without putting yourself or others at risk for injury. Mental and physical strength enable a firefighter to stay focused on a given task and have the muscular endurance to complete it.
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