Exercising for the EMT or Firefighter

What is the number one thing you do as an Firefighter or EMT? Lift patients. I see a lot of posts on different blogs and websites about what exercises to do but a lot of them have nothing to do with your legs. Work out your legs and your back. Your biceps are good looking but that's not what is supposed to be doing all the lifting. Check out this article.

...carrying patients is the task most likely to require time off from work, the study says.

Here are a few SIMPLE exercises you can do at work while you are waiting for your next call. All the links are to videos of the exercises.

1. Air Squats

2. Lunges

3. Side Lunges

4. Calf Raises - You can use 2x4s to do this.

5. Jumping Rope - Jump rope needed.

6. Push-ups

7. Sit-ups - Good with a partner.

8. General Core Exercises

Supermans

Side Plank

Bird Dog

These are just a few simple exercises to get you started. It's something you can do throughout your work day and it doesn't take that much time.