By Dan Kerrigan and Jim Moss

Firefighter Functional Fitness will share:

• The 4 Pillars: Physical Fitness, Recovery and Rest, Hydration, and Nutrition
• "The Big 8" of Firefighter Functional Fitness
• Nearly 100 functional exercises and photos to keep workouts interesting and fun
• 3 Ways to build a firefighter fitness success program for you and your crew
• How to get back in firefighter shape---even if you've been a couch potato or had an injury
• How to easily program daily and weekly workouts for firefighting success
• How to recover properly from your workouts (and fire scenes)
• How to maintain motivation with your health and fitness program
• A detailed explanation of the fire service’s cardiovascular epidemic, including the physiological and cardiovascular stressors that firefighters face and how to condition yourself to minimize these risks
• The importance of proper hydration and how to effectively hydrate for fireground performance
• The importance of annual firefighter-specific medical evaluations (and what to look for)
• Sensible nutrition made easy without completely changing your lifestyle
• How to create an effective and realistic physical agility assessment at your fire department or fire academy
• 25 Frequently Asked Questions to help answer and guide you in your Firefighter Functional Fitness journey