Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Reduces Injuries and Improves Performance with Volt
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Alex Redshaw, Functional Fitness Coordinator at the Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS), leverages Volt’s firefighter-specific training program to reduce gym injuries by 26% and enhance overall fitness among operational and non-operational members.
The Challenge of Delivering Personalized Training Across Geographically Dispersed Stations
The Functional Fitness Coordinators (FFCs) at the Australian Metropolitan Fire Service faced a major challenge delivering health education and physical training services to over 400 operational and non-operational members across a vast geographical area. Limited supervision and education on weight training led to a high risk of overexertion injuries, particularly among older employees. These injuries not only impacted individual health but also posed a significant financial burden on the organization. Improving gym literacy and reducing injury rates became top priorities for the FFCs.
Why They Chose Volt
After researching various online exercise delivery tools, Alex Redshaw and his team chose Volt for its firefighter-specific training program. Volt's platform offered:
Individualized Workouts: Programs that adapt to equipment limitations or injuries, ensuring safe and effective training for everyone.
Progress Tracking & Recognition: A way for users to monitor their progress and celebrate their achievements, fostering motivation and a sense of accomplishment.
Accessibility Anywhere, Anytime: A platform that empowers users to access their training program whenever and wherever they are, fostering consistency and ownership over their fitness journey.
“While group programs can be assigned as a set and forget, each can be individually tailored to cater to a member’s needs. Therefore, instead of writing 400 individual programs, we only have to make slight modifications to 20-30 users”
Favorite Volt Features
Extensive Exercise Library: The vast library allowed program modifications to fit any need, helping older and injured members regain confidence in their workouts from the hyper-personalization.
Cortex®: Volt’s AI-powered performance training tool, Cortex®, was invaluable for members returning to the gym, providing guidance on safe loading ranges and corresponding sets and reps.
Volt Chat: Improved member-trainer communication through the built-in chat function.
The Results
Since implementing Volt, the Australian Metropolitan Fire Service has seen a significant reduction in gym injuries and an improvement in overall fitness with:
26% reduction in gym injuries.
Enhanced Functional Fitness: Volt helped reintroduce the over-50 age group to resistance training, improving their occupational capacity to perform work safely.
Improved Communication: The built-in chat function facilitated better communication between members and trainers.
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