In this issue:
- Honor Fallen Firefighters By Protecting Your Health
- Adopt the Program Resources Now Available
- NVFC Hosts Another Successful Health and Fitness Advocate Workshop
- October is Healthy Lung Month
- EKHO Donates Portion of Proceeds to the NVFC
- Heart-Healthy Tips: Breaking Through Barriers to Getting Active
- Recipe: Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken
- Calendar of Events
Honor Fallen Firefighters By Protecting Your Health
Every October, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation sponsors the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. The event is an opportunity for the nation to remember and pay tribute to those who have fallen while serving and protecting their communities. Thousands of guests, including NVFC Chairman Philip C. Stittleburg, attended the 2008 Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, MD, on October 4-5. Read full article.
Adopt the Program Resources Now Available
You know how important a heart-healthy lifestyle is for yourself, your department, and your family. You have used the resources and information available through the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program to learn more about how to keep your heart healthy. Take the next step to ensuring you and your department members stay strong - Adopt the Program. Read full article.
NVFC Hosts Second Successful Health and Fitness Advocate Workshop
The NVFC Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program held the second Health and Fitness Advocate Workshop on September 20-21 at the NVFC headquarters in Greenbelt, MD. Personnel from departments across the country attended the session to learn how to implement and maintain a successful health and fitness program within their department.Read full article.
October is Healthy Lung Month
Breathing is easy to take for granted – unless you are one of the 35 million Americans who suffer from a lung disease. In order to increase awareness of issues relating to the maintenance of healthy lungs, the American Lung Association sponsors Healthy Lung Month each October. Read full article.
EKHO Donates Portion of Proceeds to the NVFC
Firefighters push themselves to the limits every day. Whether responding to an incident, training, or working out, your body and heart experience major stress. To prepare yourself for this physical intensity, monitor your heart-health and strengthen it through targeted workouts. In 2007, EKHO Heart Rate Monitors partnered with the NVFC to help firefighters become heart-healthy by donating a percentage of all profits from sales generated from the NVFC Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program.Read full article.
Heart-Healthy Tips: Breaking Through Barriers to Getting Active
Would you like to do more physical activity but do not know how to make it a part of your life? Below are some common barriers to physical activity and ways to overcome them. After you read them, try writing down the top two or three barriers that you face. Then write down solutions that you think will work for you. You can make regular physical activity a part of your life! Find more tips like these from the Weight-control Information Network. Read full article.
Recipe: Crispy Oven-Fried Chicken
Courtesy of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov View Recipe.
Calendar of Events
Visit the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program at the NVFC booth at these upcoming events:
American Diabetes Month
November
Great American Smokeout
November 20, 2008
American Heart Month
February
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*The content of this E-news is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for advice from your physician. You should seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues; only your healthcare provider should diagnose a medical condition and prescribe treatment. You may also wish to consult with your health care professional or nutritionist before starting a new diet or fitness regimen.
