…overall fitness of their team or department. They wanted to drop the hammer via a hard, high jeopardy fitness assessment. Lack of fitness can lead to an unnecessary escalation of…
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Four Lessons From The NTOA Conference
…the fitness culture in the LE Tactical Community grows we hope to see a shift towards job-specific professional fitness. Right now LE fitness training seems to fit into three primary…
Q&A 10.12.17
…lasting change in the departments’ fitness culture. – Rob QUESTION First, I want to begin by expressing how much I enjoy your programs. I am former Army infantry and have…
High Stakes LE Fitness Tests for Full Time LE Officers
…of the major obstacles to establishing a culture of fitness amongst the Law Enforcement community is the absence of required fitness assessments in general and having high stakes for failed…
Q&A 3.2.17
…to First Responder fitness is contrarian (http://mtntactical.com/all-articles/first-responders-tolerate-unfit-police-firemen/), unapologetic and direct. We’ve done extensive work, thinking and consideration of first responder fitness, and especially the inherent weakness of fitness cultures at…
Required Fire Rescue Fitness Tests More Common Than LE
…a much stronger culture of fitness than law enforcement. I was surprised. Part of the reason for the greater attention to fitness in the fire rescue culture could be broader…
Lessons and Observations From The Firehouse Expo
…fitness (or lack of fitness) plays in these health problems. Clearly fitness is not the only tool we need in addressing these serious problems, but no prevention or management solution…
Plan Focus: LE OnRamp Training Plan
…be compromised due to being overweight or unfit, lack of individual responsibility for one’s own fitness is unacceptable. A strong fitness culture demands and expects strong individual accountability. Fitness training…
Naming MTI’s Wildland Firefighting Training Plans
…or often. 2) My experience with the fitness cultures of Wildland Firefighters has been uneven at best. Despite the clear link between fitness and survivability in your line of work,…
Does the Standing Power Throw Deserve to Be in the ACFT?
…reducing preventable injuries, and transforming Army fitness culture.” [1] Each event was chosen to address all three criteria in a way unique to every other event. In the case of…