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Essential Fitness Tips for Police Officers: Injury Prevention and Recovery Strategies academy fitness cooper standard cop fitness cop fitness program cop workout health of police officers home gym for cops how to train for police academy law enforement night shift cop Apr 28, 2024

As a police officer, maintaining peak physical fitness is not just essential for personal health but also for effective service to your community. Policing demands physical resilience, making...

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3 Biggest Struggles with Police Officers Maintaining a Healthy Diet academy fitness cop fitness cop fitness plan cop fitness program cop weight loss health of police officers law enforcement fitness law enforcement officer leo nutrition night shift nutrition for police officers Jul 05, 2023

Police Officers face many challenges in their daily lives and maintaining a healthy diet can be one of them.

 

With long, unpredictable hours, limited access to healthy food options, and high...

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6 Stress Management and Well-Being Strategies For LE Personnel academy fitness cop fitness plan cop fitness program leo fitness police academy police academy fitness program police fitness police health police mental health swat fitness swat officer training for cops Jun 04, 2023

 

Law Enforcement personnel face a unique set of stressors on a daily basis, and although these items on the list below seem easy enough, the majority of LE don’t utilize them enough.

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3 Non-Negotiables for Law Enforcement Officers academy fitness academy prep law enforcement fitness law enforcement officer police fitness police mindset police training Mar 19, 2023

 

Let's get right down to business. There are 3 non-negotiables as a Law Enforcement Officer. Here they are:

 

TIME MANAGEMENT

Poor time management primarily impacts an Officer’s...

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No Gym? No Problem! academy fitness academy prep at home workout law enforcement fitness law enforcement officer minimal equipment workout police academy police training recovery for cops workout for cops Mar 05, 2023

Are you in a situation where getting to the gym every day (or at all) isn't an option?

 

Night shift schedule, traveling for trainings or work, or just managing a busy schedule. It happens......

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4 Ways to Begin Implementing a Fitness Routine at Your Agency academy fitness cop fitness cop fitness program cop weight loss health and wellness program law enforcement officer physical fitness test police fitness police fitness program police nutrition Feb 19, 2023

 

 

Do you ever feel left out on the fitness island at your agency?  Like you’re trying to move a mountain… but the mountain won’t budge?

 

We hear you. ...

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Dry Fire Builds More Effective LEOs academy fitness academy prep cop fitness program dry fire grip strength law enforcement officer police academy police fitness police training Feb 05, 2023

 

“Excellence is not an act, it is a habit.” – Aristotle

 

There is one habit that has contributed to the success of every world champion shooter in the world: Dry Fire....

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5 Things You Can Expect the First Week of the Police Academy academy fitness academy prep cop fitness program cop weight loss law enforcement law enforcement officer police academy police fitness police fitness program police training Dec 18, 2022

 

The academy experience varies tremendously from location to location.  Some will be para-military and incredibly difficult while others will be more of a trade school.  With...

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Adequate Recovery IS Possible as an LEO academy fitness academy prep cop fitness program law enforcement leo recovery police fitness police officer fitness recovery tactics for cops Nov 13, 2022

 

Recovery seems to be a sticking point for a lot of first responders.  We deal with a lot of stress and experience critical incidents that can cause both short term and long term trauma....

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5 Essentials for Prepared Cops academy fitness effective fitness patrol officer police academy police fitness police officer police training swat Oct 23, 2022

 

The realm of Law Enforcement and the gear that comes with it is no secret to those of us in the profession.

 

Neither is it a secret that officers range from the barely prepared... to...

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Your Body and Brain on Booze academy fitness alcohol cop fitness cop fitness program first responders law enforcement night shift police academy police fitness police training Oct 09, 2022

 

I recently competed in a SWAT competition which was a two day event consisting of a day of scenarios involving role-players and NLTA (non-lethal training ammo), followed by a day of shooting...

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5 Reasons for LEOs to Train with a Sandbag academy fitness academy prep cop fitness police academy sandbag training sandbag workout tactical fitness tactical training Sep 11, 2022

 

#1 A TRAINING TOOL FOR ANY GOAL

 

Depending on the program utilized, the sandbag can be used to develop strength, power, conditioning, endurance, and even mobility.

 

Strength?...

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