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The life-threatening risks that fire service personnel face are taxing both physically and mentally. Fire-fighters and emergency medical personnel have a higher rate of heart disease, lung disease, cancer, substance abuse problems, and injuries than the general population.

Table of Contents
Physical Fitness and the Fire Service.

Fitness Assessment: Finding Your Starting Point.

Physiology and Flexibility: The Science of Stretching.

Cardiovascular Fitness: Run (or Walk) for Your Life.

Muscular Fitness: Building Strength Safely and Effectively.

Nutrition: Practical Guidelines for Good Health.

Body Composition and Weight Control.

Substance Abuse: Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco.

Managing Stress On and Off the Job.

Maintaining Wellness Through Lifestyle Management.

Index.

Comprehensive Wellness for Firefighters

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    A Paperback / softback by Jon Pearson, John Hayford, Wendi Royer

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 24/07/1995
      ISBN13: 9780471287094, 978-0471287094
      ISBN10: 0471287091
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The life-threatening risks that fire service personnel face are taxing both physically and mentally. Fire-fighters and emergency medical personnel have a higher rate of heart disease, lung disease, cancer, substance abuse problems, and injuries than the general population.

      Table of Contents
      Physical Fitness and the Fire Service.

      Fitness Assessment: Finding Your Starting Point.

      Physiology and Flexibility: The Science of Stretching.

      Cardiovascular Fitness: Run (or Walk) for Your Life.

      Muscular Fitness: Building Strength Safely and Effectively.

      Nutrition: Practical Guidelines for Good Health.

      Body Composition and Weight Control.

      Substance Abuse: Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco.

      Managing Stress On and Off the Job.

      Maintaining Wellness Through Lifestyle Management.

      Index.

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