Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

First in Fitness

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS, EMT-P (ret.), has dedicated over a decade to changing the culture of EMS from one of pain, injury, and disease to one of ergonomic excellence and provider wellness. He has leveraged his 15-year career in sports medicine, athletic training, spine rehabilitation, strength and conditioning and as a paramedic to become an expert on prehospital patient handling/equipment handling and fire-EMS fitness. His company, Fit Responder, works nationally with departments to reduce injuries and improve fitness for first responders. Contact Bryan at bfass@fitresponder.com.
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Fitness & Health

How to implement a fire-EMS fitness program

5 keys to jump-starting a fitness program that will serve members “from hire to retire”

June 05, 2019 04:38 PM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

Fitness & Health

4 steps to achieve true fitness in fire/EMS

Use these techniques to build a great foundation of first responder-specific strength and become tactically fit

April 01, 2019 01:46 AM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

Fitness & Health

3 things to reduce, prevent back pain

Pain while running calls or sitting around the station is not normal and it can be treated with strength and flexibility exercises

February 17, 2017 09:17 AM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

Fitness & Health

6 ways firefighters can improve their wellness

Understand the importance of balancing clean eating with stress to achieve your wellness, fitness and health goals

June 22, 2016 01:28 PM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

Firefighters, do you have a food problem?

Firefighters need food that heals, not poisons that harm, while making them feel good at the same time

April 18, 2016 09:43 AM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

3 firefighter exercises you are probably not doing

These three exercises address power, biomechanics and endurance, and rotational stability — all key for firefighting and EMS duties

January 25, 2016 07:10 PM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

4 ways firefighter mobility is compromised

The body is a complex system and mobility-limiting pain in one of these four areas is often the symptom of correctable problems elsewhere

November 11, 2015 06:54 PM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

Why firefighters can’t lift with their legs

Lifting with your legs should happen naturally, but many firefighters suffer from a lower crossed syndrome and are unable to do it properly

September 18, 2015 05:10 PM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

Firefighter mobility: 3 reasons stretching hurts

Stretching is key to mobility and protection from injury, but it can hurt; here’s why it hurts and how to end the pain

July 21, 2015 06:54 PM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS

Firefighter fitness: 3 scientific findings

Training on duty, proper lifting motions and physical ability testing are hot-button issues that science is addressing

May 11, 2015 12:30 PM

Bryan Fass, ATC, LAT, CSCS