About 4 months ago I stumbled across a workout that allowed me to get in the best shape of my life, while working out at home.  Limited weights, rubber bands, yoga mat, and pull-up bar is all you’ll need to make it happen for you.

I feel this is a great workout for both firefighters and firefighter recruits to get in amazing shape and surpass the minimum fitness requirements set out by any fire department.  Who is up for the challenge?
(P90X can be purchased online at beachbody.com or at department stores such as Wal-Mart for approx. $120.00)

Over the years I have come across countless firefighter recruits who are screaming for help in the fitness department.  These recruits either can’t pass the firefighter fitness exam or they are on the soft side and would like to lose a bit of weight.  Beside the whole get a gym membership and a personal trainer there was not much more I tell them.  Until now!
I have personally done the series of exercises that makes up the P90X workout and I can tell you that it was sure an eye opener for me.  First of all I new I had been slacking in the fitness department for couple of years while I took time out to write my book and everything and I also noticed my waste line getting bigger and bigger.  I had wanted to get back shape for while now but I never really had the motivation nor did I know what I was going to do when I got in the gym.  In the past I have done most of your typical throw as much weight on the bars as you can and try to move the weight routines, and quite frankly I was not looking forward to doing that again.  For a while now I had been hearing about core training but I wanted core training as well strength and stamina.  
Months had past and I had still not done anything about it until I was at the fire hall one day and over heard some of the guys talking about P90X workout.  My ears perked up because I had just watched the entire infomercial at home and I was rather curious about it and funny enough, literally the next day I found myself tracking down my very own copy of the P90X workout.

That was 4 months ago.  I have already completed the 90-day workout once and I have to say these DVD’s are no joke.  Talk about a complete body workout, as well as a complete body makeover.  I’m not kidding I feel like I am a teenager again as far as how I feel and how I’m put together.  More importantly I had a pretty intense house fire about two months back and I couldn’t believe the difference in my performance both physically and mentally.  My cardio impressed me the most.  I felt like the energizer bunny running up and down and around this house on fire.  I have also, dropped two paint sizes while maintaining my weight.  If that’s’ not impressive I don’t know what is.

I strongly recommend P90X to anyone who feels they are up to the challenge and I promise when your next firefighter physical fitness exam comes up you won’t be worried at all.  

Over & out