Fitness: The art of staying in good enough shape to stay ahead of the ravages of old age!

  • Training Zones – Police Fitness 4

    Understanding training zones is essential for proper training. Five training zones are distinguished by heart rates or the rate of perceived exertion. Knowing your training zones will assist you in your exercise selections. heart rate Knowing your heart rate and the percentage of your maximum heart rate (HR max) is the best way to determine […]

  • Exercise Selection – Police Fitness 3

      Now that we have examined the fitness tests required by police services and the different types of energy systems, it is time to discuss exercise selection. Specificity One of the “rules” of fitness is the rule of specificity. This rule states that a person needs to train for the end result. If you aim […]

  • the calorie dilema

    What is a calorie? A calorie, or kilocalorie, is a unit of measure. It is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. For many people though, it is that “thing” adding fat to our body! Speaking of bodies, our body needs calories in order to live! It […]

  • Energy Systems – Police Fitness

    Three Energy Systems The are three energy systems that our body uses. The food we eat provides the fuel but the body has to break down that fuel from a biological state to an chemical state. MACRONUTRIENTS The three macro nutrients are carbohydrates, fat and protein. The body can utilize each of these as energy […]

  • Holy Spirit

    The Holy Spirit in Spiritual Warfare This blog will explain why the Holy Spirit is necessary for the spiritual war going on around us. You can also view this topic on my YouTube Channel. ERT Physical Testing Qualification requirements We conducted semi-annual physical examinations with the North Vancouver Emergency Response Team (ERT). One day, several […]

  • Basic Training

    Spiritual Warfare Part 2 Basic training is essential in order to become a warrior in the spiritual battle raging around us. new eyes to see Immediately after you truly accept Christ as your Lord, a number of things happen. You immediately become a member of the family of God. Your home is no longer this […]

  • Spiritual Warfare 1

    Introduction to Spiritual Warfare The Battle Halifax 1976 It was a dark night in 1976 and I was walking a beat in downtown Halifax. My duties included checking businesses to make sure they were secure. I checked the exterior of the Keith’s brewery. One of the gates was open. It was was usually locked. I […]

  • Police Fitness 101

    Police Fitness Policing is a very high demand profession that attracts fit men and women. The initial training entails lots of physical fitness work to get the young officers into shape. Yet, what happens after they graduate. How does police fitness progress as the years roll on? Initial Training At the Academy Initial police fitness […]

  • lose weight by eating

    I attended an information session while on a cruise. The session was entitled “Eat and lose weight”. It was put on by one of the personal trainers and was really designed so we would sign up for a body composition test and to buy their supplements Truth and weight loss The information that was given […]

  • best workout schedule

    Although you can find many different workout schedules on line, all which will claim to be the best, there is actually no “Best Workout Schedule” no cookie cutter workout schedule Determining you goal Each of us is an individual and our bodies all react differently to the stress of working out. We are all on […]