What's the best way to not get the coronavirus? Now more than ever, Police and Law Enforcement Officers must protect themselves from the dangers encountered while on the job. This is not just important to the officers themselves but also to their children and families at home. Because the last thing any police officer wants to do is bring home a potentially deadly virus and pass it along to their kids.

How long does the coronavirus last? As most know by now, proper hand-washing is critical. Although there are reports that the novel Coronavirus can survive in the air for a short period of time under certain conditions, the primary means for it to enter your body it via mucous membranes. This is why it is so important to not touch these areas whether you feel your hands are clean or not. And you should be washing your hands thoroughly before eating with your hands.

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What is the best time of day to workout? For Police Officers and First Responders working shift work, is it better to workout before or after your shift?

By: Effective Fitness Training

One of the most frequently asked questions we get here at EFT is “should I work out before or after shift?" Another question we are often asked is, "is it better to work out in the morning or the evening?” Today, we are going to answer both of these questions.

However, the second you put something over top of them (e.g. body armor, football shoulder pads, hockey shoulder pads) you instantly negate the shirt's ability to function as designed. 

Without unrestricted access to open air, during which time the moisture that is wicked away from your skin can be allowed to evaporate into the atmosphere, these expensive, skin-hugging moisture wicking shirts are essentially no better than your average white cotton t-shirt.

This realization is what lead me to design and invent/develop two new products that the world had never seen before; The Maxx-Dri Vest for body armor cooling and ventilation and The Maxx-Dri Silver Elite T-Shirt. I designed both of these incredible new products to help those who were suffering while wearing body armor and sports shoulder pads.

As always, those attending Shot Show are looking for what’s new and innovative in the industry. It’s no secret that the firearms industry as a whole is presently in a bit of a state of flux. With the events currently taking place in Virginia to cries for more gun control in Washington, D.C. there is quite a bit of uncertainty with manufacturers and retailers alike throughout the industry.

As companies like Amazon continue dominate the e-commerce world and technology continues to grow at exponential rates, more and more companies will fall by the wayside and victim to the ever-changing world market. One example of the latest victim of this being the global audio leader Bose, who recently announced they will be closing every single one of their US retail locations.

If you take your job seriously, you more than likely take having the right gear seriously as well. Don't settle for a glorified purse on the passenger seat of your patrol car.

Every year thousands of Police Officers & Military Personnel are diagnosed with painful, itchy rashes and skin infections. At times these rashes and infections can get so bad that wearing body armor can be unbearable. But where do these rashes and dangerous skin infections like impetigo come from. The answer is shocking to most. Thankfully now there's a solution in the form of a body armor cooling vest which provides 360 degree ventilation.