Tailboard Talks Firefighter Podcast

Wellness, lifestyle, mental health, leadership, conversations, and interviews with experts. Made by firefighters and paramedics for the fire service and those who support it. Some of the best and worst conversations happen at the tailboard so grab some coffee and come chat.

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Ep 4: Interview with Aaron Quinn @Live.Serve.Thrive

Send us a text Today we're talking to Aaron Quinn from the City of Oakland FD. Aaron grew up in Oakland, Ca has been with the Oakland FD for 20 years. He has been integral in the fitness and training of new recruits as lead instructor at the training tower. We run through his philosophy and tactics as a veteran FF, instructor, and mentor. As well as the changes he's seen in the fire service in the past 20 years. I also bait him into one of my favorite conversations; working out in fire gear. Fin...

Sep 23, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Ep 3: FD Incentivized Fitness Programs, Devote December, Spring 4 Change

Send us a text Three topics nail the Fitcast principles of Purposeful, Practical, and Applicable. We're going over my department's FIRST EVER incentivized fitness program. I developed this program and will talk about how it was structured, how I presented it to the union and department, and how it's going. Also 4 things you NEED to do when pitching a program to your department. September is also Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month and there is no more appropriate time to talk about Devote Dec...

Sep 09, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: Are Fitness Trackers for First Responders? A Whoop Review

Send us a text In this episode, we'll talk about using fitness trackers as firefighters and paramedics. Can they be effective and useful even though we live by a different set of rules? Here's the episode breakdown: 1:00 Welcome and topic intro 1:41 September Fall Fitness Initiative preview 2:35 Intro to fitness tracker types and features 5:29 What is the Whoop Strap? 8:15 Whoop vs Apple 9:20 Sleep tracking and how Whoop helps keep you healthy in the times of COVID 12:00 Heart Rate tracking duri...

Aug 26, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: A re-introduction to Chris, 4th Shift Fitness, and Tailboard Talk

Send us a text Welcome to the new and improved Tailboard Talk. The best resource for firefighters and paramedics health and wellness. Making Tailboard Talk a Fitcast instead of a video segment will make it more portable, more digestible, and let us get into more detail on the stuff you need to know to keep yourself in the fight, in service, and happy in retirement. In this episode, we run through my bio, the history and purpose of 4th Shift Fitness, and some ground rules on what Tailboard Talk w...

Aug 10, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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