Now that the OBPD Fitness Program is up and running the Fitness Committee wanted to take a few moments to articulate our goals and objectives. The Fitness Program was created in an effort to help members of this department to strive towards a fitter and healthier self. We have created this blog to assist us in this process. On this blog you will find posts by Committee Members on topics such as Health and Wellness, Nutrition, Recipes, and our "Workout of the Day" (W.O.D.) Program. You will see there are also helpful links to videos which will assist you with the exercises in the W.O.D. Program. All these things we created in an effort to create an environment in which fitness and healthy lifestyles are the norm.
In a recent People Magazine article Law Enforcement was listed as one of the 6 fattest professions in the country. We are required to be able to perform some of the most strenuous tasks at a moments notice. You may have to drag your injured partner, in full gear, out of the line of fire, carry a child out of smoke filled building, or run up 16 flights of stairs and take a precision shot to end the life of a potential active shooter. My eye opening experience came one day at training when I realized after an obstacle course of job task simulations that I wasn’t nearly as ready to perform these tasks as I should be. If I didn’t change the way I was doing things in my life it could cost me my life, or even worse, my partner’s.
About this time is when I was brought into the world of Functional Fitness. After considering all the available options, the Fitness Committee decided this would be the appropriate way to reach what is required of each of us on a daily basis. With that being said, we do realize there are individuals in our agency who do maintain a level of fitness. We are not asking you to completely abandon what you do. What we are asking of you is to come down to The Closet and see what it’s all about. We may be limited on space, and equipment, but we make up for it in intensity. We also realize there may be individuals who are unsure of their ability to complete the listed W.O.D.s. Our goal is to assist you and to encourage you to change your lifestyle. There isn’t a negative comment to be made to an individual who wants to better themselves.
We are in the process of adding equipment to our inventory. Chief Sheehan, DC Larson, LT Weber, LT Cates, SGT King, PTL Kozlowski, and I have donated our safety bonuses to purchase an Olympic barbell set. The remainder of the money will be used to purchase a squat rack. There are rings being purchased, and pull up bars to be built and installed by Public Works. More space is being created by cleaning out the other side of The Closet as well. We encourage everyone to come down and try one of the workouts, and to get involved with the program.
Lou Hayes authored a post on his Trinity Training Group Blog on Functional Fitness. Please click on the link and take a few moments to learn what functional fitness is all about: http://trinitytraining.blogspot.com/2008/07/functions-part-3.html
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