Tag: Officer Fitness: Page 7

Careers
How to Handle Back Pain
More and more officers suffer from back injuries. We carry far too much gear around our waists. Duty belts press against our lower back while we're sitting in the cruiser. These three approaches to back pain can extend your career and keep life enjoyable.
November 2, 2011
Back Defense Systems' Back Defender is a concealed duty belt suspension system.
Special Units
Tactical Training Conference Benefits NLEOMF
Awareness Protective Consultants (Team APC) will host a tactical training conference in February for law enforcement officers to benefit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
November 1, 2011
Careers
Get Your Proper Rest
Listen to your colleagues and, most of all, listen to your body. On the day you want to go out, if you need your rest, grab some. Your rest and recuperation from the stresses of the job, shift work, and life are worth the investment.
August 14, 2011
Photo: starlights_.
Women in Law Enforcement
Anti-Inflammatory Foods Help You Heal Faster
It's easy to develop poor eating habits when you spend most of your day in your car or walking a beat. I didn't cut out the junk food until I started working undercover. I'd learned that if I wanted to keep my energy up and stay sharp, I had to fuel my body with healthy food.
March 23, 2011
Blueberries are rich in antioxidants, and blueberry skins contain the natural anti-inflammatory quercetin. Image via Flickr (kendiala).
Patrol
Mastering Stress Management
As officers we ignore stress and drive on as if it were part of a crusade. Whether we choose to accept it or not, it's our responsibility as individuals to handle it. Most of us sleep very little, eat like crap, and continuously ride an emotionally and adrenaline-filled roller coaster.
March 21, 2011
The author practices Qigong in a natural setting. Photo: Amaury Murgado.
Patrol
Florida Sheriff's Office Mourns Loss of Two Deputies
The Orange County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office lost two deputies this week to health-related issues. Deputy Sebastian Diana succumbed to complications from a bacterial infection from a 911 call.
March 17, 2011
Patrol
My Inner Cro-Magnon
What the heck happened to us? Cro-Magnons were big, athletic, and healthy until they died (mostly young), and had bigger brains than we do.
March 13, 2011
Illustration: Sequoia Blankenship.
Women in Law Enforcement
How Combat Breathing Saved My Life
Combat breathing was developed as a tactical survival skill in helping police and military personnel rapidly regain control of their breath, thereby gaining control of their body during critical situations.
March 8, 2011
The author gets herself ready for a shooting competition with her carbine. Photo courtesy of Tricia Kennedy.
Special Units
Fit for Life: Why We Work Out
I started that morning with a visit to the doctor's office, fully expecting to walk out with a prescription and get on with life. Instead, I ended up in an Intensive Care Unit 90 miles from home.
February 28, 2011
Photo: iStockphoto.com
Training
Jersey City Doctor Supplied Steroids To Officers
In addition, the newspaper found Joseph Colao often falsely diagnosed his patients with hormone deficiencies to justify his prescriptions, a violation of the law and medical ethics.
December 12, 2010
Patrol
Catching Something Other Than the Bad Guy
If you've never had any sexually transmitted diseases, you don't know what you're missing. Anxiety, re-infections, full disclosure issues - all this can be had for the cost of one bad choice.
June 10, 2010
Photo via Flickr.com (kaibara87).
Training
More Police Recruits Flunking Fitness Test
Overall physical strength of recruits is declining and more cadets aren't able to complete agility tests, push-up and sit-up tests, a 1 1/2-mile run, and other physical tests required to join agencies.
May 20, 2010
Photo via Flickr.com (existentialism).
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