How work gear can influence your performance.

 In the military, police and fire communities our work gear can have a significant impact upon our performance.   Not unlike other professions, what we are required to wear for duty is necessary, but in our professions they can have life altering consequences.  

I am not down playing any profession as we all have unique jobs, but those is the military or first responders may be just one click higher on the danger scale.   Certainly I am not saying there are not more dangerous jobs out there, but overall we are near the top of the danger list.   If a welder gets overheated, he or she can take a break, but a soldier, cop or fireman may not have that option when the stuff is hitting the fan.   Lives may depend upon us working through the crisis and our ability to push through the event.

Let’s face it, body armor for cops and the military is hot and heavy.   Bunker gear for those in the fire service is also hot and heavy, and this can pose a risk to the health of all three of those in these fields I am currently discussing.    While all true, what can WE, in those fields to do to help us stave off the effects of the requirements we are faced with in being prepared for duty.   I suggest it is in training physically, emotionally and spiritually to meet the demands that are required under the most serious conditions we face while on duty.

So many in the police and fire fields take their jobs for granted as in the smaller towns and cities there is NOT a lot of work.   Larger cities and the military may be better, but let’s face it we can all get complacent.   Physical training in any of these fields is a must, and I mean HEAVY training.   While similar, each of our unique professions require,  mission specific types of training.

If you are in any of these fields, train for what you MAY face, not what you have been currently facing.   Your life and those of others may depend upon it.   If you want to be, or are in any of these fields and want to know more, contact me at garanfitnessconsulting.com or 330-554-1345.

Scott