Training firefighters to be peer fitness counselors

Firefighters put their bodies on the line every time they respond to a call. But in order to do so, they must be physically able to handle the stressors of the job. Department of Applied Physiology & Kinesiology (APK) Instructional Assistant Professor Anna Gardner, Ph.D., alongside other APK faculty, trained members from Alachua County Fire Rescue to be Peer Fitness Counselors for their fire department. 

Learn more in this College of Health & Human Performance article.