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Applications of exercise research to fire fighter health and fitness popular

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Author: Rhea, Matthew R.
Date Published: May 2004
Publisher: Arizona State University
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, physical fitness programs, strength and conditioning, exercise resea

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Characterization of the physical demands of firefighting. popular

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=1325260
Author: Gledhill, N; Jamnik, VK
Date Published: 1992 Sep;17(3):207-1
Publisher: Canadian Journal of Sport Science
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, strength and conditioning, work/aerobic capacity %0a

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Metabolic Syndrome in Firefighters

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Author: Ryan Donavan, Tracy Nelson, Jennifer Peel, Tiffany Lipsey, Wyatt Voyles, Richard Gay Israel
Date Published: July 3 2009
Publisher: Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Medical Fitness, Physical Fitness, Heart Disease

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Effects of fire fighting uniform (modern, modified modern, and traditional) design changes on exercise duration in New York City Firefighters

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Author: Malley, KS; Goldstein, AM; Aldrich, TK; Kelly, KJ; Weiden, M; Coplan, N; Karwa, ML; Prezant, DJ
Date Published: 1999 Dec;41(12)
Publisher: Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Keywords: Initiative 6, physical fitness, strength and conditioning, work capacity, station wear%0a

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Evaluation of Circuit Training Workout Intensity for Firefighters

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Author: Abel, M G; Mortara, A J; Pettitt, R
Date Published: March 2011
Publisher: Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research
Keywords: strength and conditioning, firefighter

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Exercise Programs

http://www.iaff.org/HS/wfiresource/Fitness/Exercise.html
Author: Not Listed
Date Published: 2011
Publisher: International Association of Firefighters
Keywords: Fitness Programs, Exercise

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Functional fitness improvements after a worksite-based yoga initiative

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20006289
Author: Cowen VS
Date Published: January 2010
Publisher: Department of Health, Physical Education and Dance, The City University of
Keywords: physical fitness, fire

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Obesity and Risk of Job Disability in Male Firefighters

http://occmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/58/4/245.full?sid=9bcd8eae-eb98-4f5a-bc0c-b3287ce92b38
Author: Soteriades Elpidoforos, Russ Hauser, Ichiro Kawachi, David Christiani, Stefanos Kales
Date Published: January 18 2008
Publisher: Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Physical Fitness, Diet/Nutrition

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The Prevelance of Overweight, Obesity, and Substandard Fitness in a Population-Based Firefighter Cohort

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Author: Walker Poston, Keith Haddock, Sara Jahnke, Nattinee Jitnarin, Brianne Tuley, Stefanos Kales
Date Published: March 2011
Publisher: Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Keywords: Obesity, Fitness

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