FIRE CHIEF magazine and the Chicago Fire Department hope to spread the message that increased muscle endurance and strength are not unattainable goals.

In January 2006 the Chicago Fire Department introduced a fitness program to every one of their stations across the city. The department's program is designed for firefighters, EMTs and paramedics and can be done alone or in a group. Using resistance bands and a fire truck, door or other stationary base, each spot-training exercise and drill takes 30 seconds to a minute. According to CFD Fitness Coordinator Darryl Johnson, these exercises are realistic because that's what firefighting is. You do something really hard for 30 seconds to a minute.

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