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An overweight group of NYPD officers has gotten so out of shape that their commander forced them to chip in for a room full of exercise equipment.
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The company has now expanded into the fitness-equipment market with the same focused business plan – to deliver industry-leading products backed by relationship-focused customer service.
Read More →Fitness standards should not be lowered to accommodate anyone, male or female. The job is the job, and the physical requirements are the same for men and women officers.
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Nobody should have ignored the disparaging percentages of men and women who pass the fitness testing to become a Pennsylvania State Police officer, but the problem may not be in the testing.
Read More →The lawsuit said the use of the tests to screen and select the applicants for the entry-level positions amounted to a pattern of employment discrimination. Much greater percentages of male applicants than female applicants passed the physical fitness tests going back to 2003, it said.
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A local health consultant is helping law officers cope with stress in Florida.
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Law enforcement officers from three Florida counties went through a two-day stress management course referred to as "resiliency training" put on by a local health consultant business. It’s supposed to help manage stress through physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual outlets. Read Story Here.
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Not all heart attacks begin with the sudden, crushing chest pain that often is seen on television or in the movies. In one study, one-third of the patients who had heart attacks felt no chest pain.
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What is certainly true is that the lifestyle of many working law enforcement officers amounts to a recipe for heart disease.
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Part of the SWAT lifestyle is fitness; make no mistake about it. Teams should not have the "look" of a model but actually just good sound fit individuals to hold things together in a time of crisis.
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