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Amanda Newhall is a firefighter in Healdsburg, California.
She is also a fitness instructor with FireFlex Yoga, a wellness program for first responders.
Amanda Newhall is a firefighter in Healdsburg, California. She is also a fitness instructor with FireFlex Yoga, a wellness program for first responders.
It was an ambition that stuck with her throughout school and now into adulthood.
I joined Explorers, which is essentially junior firefighting through the Boy Scouts of America.
You make uniforms to wear and go on ride-alongs with local firefighters, she says.
Its affecting our whole city; we really cant get a break, Newhall says.
Mother Nature hasnt told us when it will end this year yet.
Its a rare DNA defect that affects her bodys abilityto break down the amino acid phenylalanine.
Otherwise [amino acids from the protein] will just float around in my bloodstream.
(The average person as active as Newhall should get a recommended75 grams a day.)
Breakfast
Typically for breakfast, I have my protein formula and somecashew nut yogurt, Newhall says.
Amanda Newhall is a firefighter in Healdsburg, California. She is also a fitness instructor with FireFlex Yoga, a wellness program for first responders.
I like having a breakfast that wont slow me down, she says.
Dinner
Newhall says evening meals are a big deal at the firehouse.
Its the part of the day where everyone comes together to sit around the table and share a meal.
(Unless they get called to an emergency, of course.)
My boyfriend will surprise me with one about once a week and its always a nice surprise.
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