In February of 2022, I passed the FPAT at the OFAI testing center. For weeks leading up to the test, I'd been training in my home gym and running the roads of Brantford, Ontario.
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Your fitness protocol is the baseline that ensures your safety, the safety of your team and successful response to the public.
It's time once again to peel back some of the tough exterior and rebuild those skills to fully actualize my experience. I've decided to start with yoga.
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In February of 2022, I passed the FPAT at the OFAI testing center. For weeks leading up to the test, I'd been training in my home gym and running the roads of
10for10 is a charity ruck march benefiting Canadian non-profit programs. Each year, we are committed to sending 100% of the donations raised toward this event to a selected non-profit program.
It's not that I have a clear-cut path or that certain things didn't work at all. The lessons learned are a swirl of effort over time - a tornado of tries.