Episode 48: Andy Glaze - A First Responder and an Athlete. RUN Away from Depression—an Escape for a Healthier Mind and Body.

A person with PTSD might not even realize they have it, making it potentially fatal. When you are a first responder, you are often forced to make hard decisions, and depression may strike without warning. Taking care of your body and mind is equally important.

Today's guest is a first responder and an athlete who never stops running. He runs to escape depression, and this calms him down. As a result, his mental capacity is improved, and his endurance is strengthened, providing him with a healthier lifestyle. Join us today to discuss how running can help you change your lifestyle. Motivate yourself to stay focused and alert all the time.

Andy Glaze is a first responder and a multi-marathoner from California. His social media handles serve as examples, and a means to spread his awareness to his co-firefighters. He realizes that drinking and smoking won't benefit him as he grows older. Since then, he has changed his lifestyle and is now running marathons around the world. In social media, he has thousands of followers motivated by his videos. His goal is to help first responders and anyone who needs to stay active and healthy.

• Find out what you can gain from running, especially in your first response job. 
• What you need to know if you are starting from scratch. 
• Find out how running can help you overcome PTSD by relaxing your mind and body.
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I was super unhealthy. I was overweight and smoked cigarettes. I was not a healthy person. And I sort of had like this point in my life where I started getting really a lot of anxiety. Because I was so inactive, and when my body didn't move, it got anxious. So I started to work out because somebody told me that that might help me. - Andy Glaze

1:13 - "So I've been in the fire. I think I went to the Fire Academy like 14 years ago. So and then shortly after going to the Fire Academy, I got hired at a County Fire Department out here in Californi