METFIX · BIOLOGY-BASED PERFORMANCE TRAINING
FOR THE FIRE SERVICE
Your Metabolism Is in Your Control.
45% of firefighter on-duty deaths are cardiac events. Not smoke. Not collapse. Not the call you feared. The good news: metabolic health is modifiable. This course was built to show you how.
The research is clear. The tools exist. This course puts them in your hands.
11 Modules · 10+ Hours · 12-Month Access · One-Time Payment
Of firefighter on-duty deaths are cardiac events
FEMA / USFA 2024
Cause of LODDs is cardiac, more than fire, smoke, or trauma
USFA Line of Duty Data
Higher risk of cardiovascular disease vs. general population
IAFF Health and Safety
FEMA AFG appropriation available for wellness funding
FY2024 AFG Program
THE PROBLEM
Your Biology Is Working Against You
The job was designed around the mission. Nobody designed it around your metabolism. Here is what that costs you.
Cardiac Risk Is Real and Preventable
The alarm goes off at 3am. Cortisol spikes. Heart rate doubles. Blood pressure surges. Do this for 20 years and your cardiovascular system pays the price. The biology is well understood. So are the fixes.
Firehouse Food Culture Can Work for You
High-carb communal meals, irregular timing, and social pressure around food. This course gives you the knowledge to make better choices in that environment without disrupting the crew.
Your Circadian Rhythm Can Recover
Interrupted sleep from alarm activations triggers cortisol responses that compound over years. The MetFix sleep protocols are built specifically for shift workers who cannot control when they sleep.
Fitness and Metabolic Health Are Not the Same
You can pass the fitness test and still have metabolic syndrome. This course addresses the gap between physical fitness and metabolic health with protocols built for your specific work demands.
Cortisol Load Is Addressable
Chronic trauma exposure elevates cortisol. Elevated cortisol drives insulin resistance, weight gain, and cardiovascular disease. This course gives you the biology and the tools to manage it.
The Best Time to Start Is Now
Metabolic health is modifiable at any age and any fitness level. The course was built for active firefighters who want to protect their career and their life beyond it.
THE METFIX APPROACH
Mind. Metabolism. Mission.
MetFix (Metabolic Fix) is built on one principle: understanding your metabolism is the most powerful tool you have for long-term health. This course applies the MetFix framework to the specific biological threats of your work.
Cortisol load, HPA axis dysregulation, occupational PTSD, and the biology of burnout. Mental health is not a character issue. It is a hormonal one.
The MetFlex Model, insulin resistance, mitochondrial function, and metabolic flexibility. The foundation of energy, body composition, and disease prevention.
Shift work, circadian disruption, the go-bag protocol, and field-ready implementation. Your career is the mission. Your health is what sustains it.
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COURSE CURRICULUM
11 Modules · 10+ Contact Hours
From the biology of why you are getting sick to the field-ready protocols that fix it. Built for the real world: night shifts, hotel rooms, convenience stores, and the field.
Why Are We Here?
The documented health crisis and the cortisol-insulin cascade that is driving it.
The Five Factors That Will Take You Out
Metabolic syndrome, sleep deprivation, mental health, alcohol, and chronic inflammation.
The Broken Science
How 50 years of flawed nutritional guidance failed first responders. What the evidence actually says.
The MetFix Framework
Cortisol, insulin, mitochondria, ghrelin, leptin. The biology you need to understand your body.
Practical Fixes
Nutrition protocol, seed oil elimination, MetFix functional fitness, weighted walks, and the three sleep protocols.
Same Job, Different Outcomes
Four case studies: patrol officer, firefighter, ER nurse, federal air marshal.
Field Implementation
Go-bag protocol, hotel room survival, convenience store guide, metabolic testing.
Behavior Change
Identity, environment design, the crew effect, and your 30-day action plan.
Hormones & Performance
Testosterone, cortisol, thyroid, and the hormonal cascade that determines your energy and body composition.
Applied Nutrition Lab
Practical meal construction, macros for shift workers, and metabolic flexibility protocols.
Department Implementation
How to bring MetFix to your agency, crew, or department. Grant documentation support included.
FUNDING & COMPLIANCE
Your Department Might Pay for This
This course is structured to support approval and funding across common federal and professional pathways. Many agencies cover workforce health and resilience training at little or no out-of-pocket cost to the individual.
Wellness and fitness activities are explicitly eligible. FY2024 appropriation: $291.6 million. Fire departments can fund this at zero out-of-pocket cost.
Meets IADLEST National Certification Program requirements for POST credit recognition across participating states. Counts toward continuing education.
Supports SAM.gov vendor registration for federal agency procurement. Agency licensing with administrative documentation.
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