1. Firefighter health and fitness
Chris Montgomery
Firefighter health and fitness

2. Introduction My qualifications Major Malcolm Jenkins LODD death
Cardiovascular Disease risk factors
How to mitigate risks
Matter of life and death

3. Risk Factors: Heart disease
We are all EMTs here
Hereditary
Stress
Diet
Lack of exercise

4. Mitigation: Healthy Diet
Lowers blood pressure (Benzinger, 2010)
Lower bad cholesterol
Maintain healthy weight (Benzinger, 2010)

5. Mitigation: Exercise Lowers blood pressure (Hagberg, 2011)
Reduce stress (Harvard, 2011)
Maintain healthy weight
Other benefits/adaptations

6. Conclusion Mitigate heart disease through Diet
Mitigate heart disease through exercise
Life and death issues

7. References
Benzinger, D. S. (2010). Benzinger on Health. Retrieved November 9, 2014, from Second Opinion:
Hagberg, J. M. (2011). Exercising Your Way to Lower Blood Pressure. Retrieved November 9, 2014, from ACSM Information On...:
Harvard. (2011, February). Exercising to Relax. Retrieved November 9, 2014, from Harvard Health Publications: