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Police & Fire
Englewood Firefighter Builds Smoking Hot Bodies In His New Gym
Tarrant Anderson of Englewood says fitness and firefighting go hand-in-hand. That's why he's doing both -- 50 yards away from each other. The Englewood firefighter and personal trainer last October opened his own gym The Fit Factory, LLC on S. Van Brunt Street, just down the block from the fire station. The common thread between Anderson's two jobs is that no matter which one he's working, he gets to do what he loves: Help people. "There's not a day that I hate my life or my job," said Anderson, 30, in his converted warehouse. "I'm truly blessed to be able to help people i…
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Bergen County Officers Train Together Like Pro Athletes
Several times each week, a group of eight law enforcers converge on the track inside of the Parisi Speed School in Fair Lawn. It's well before the sun has risen and some are only a workout away from a shift. The common thread is that they're all here voluntarily -- ready to put in work. All of the officers participate in a program launched more than two decades ago at the Parisi Speed School. The Training For Warriors (TFW) incorporates sprints around the indoor track in between sets of various upper and lower body exercises -- heavy. The officers in the program are Wood-Ridge's Jeff Gei…
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Cresskill Detective Stayed Alive When Music Died At NYC Marathon
Jason Lanzilotti of the Cresskill Police Department was minutes into running the 2016 New York City Marathon when his headphones died. The plan was to let the music carry him through the 26.2-mile race. But he knows, things don't always go according to plan. "I had nothing to go on but myself," the detective sergeant and Bergenfield firefighter said. It was Lanzilotti's second marathon -- the first time he would be running alone. He remembered the advice his uncle gave him when he ran his first with his brother-in-law in 2011: Focus, focus, focus. With nothing but the voice in …
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: 100 Pounds Lighter, Bergenfield Officer Adjusts To New Life
Bergenfield Police Officer Ahmed Alagha isn't quite ready to believe what he sees in the mirror. Muscles. Curves. Fortitude. His mind still registers something else. Weakness. Rolls. The fat guy. Alagha of North Haledon is down 100 pounds -- quite the accomplishment for someone who just three years ago got winded tying his shoes. Maintaining his weight doesn't take nearly as much work as it did to take it off. The hardest part now for Alagha is adjusting to his new self. "It screws with my mind," said Alagha, 34. "I still see the fat person I was for the majority of m…
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Wood-Ridge Patrolman Works Midnight Shifts To Coach HS Wrestling
Sacrificing sleep and a social life for four months of the year doesn't bother Wood-Ridge Police Officer Timothy Janz. Wrestling is his passion and he'd give up just about anything to help others looking to follow a similar path. The officer opts for midnight shifts from November through March so he can continue as the assistant wrestling coach at Wood-Ridge High School. "I love the sport and being able to coach and represent the town I grew up in and team I once wrestled for is very gratifying," said Janz, 30. "Plus, the kids love knowing that I have more than 20 years exp…
Lifestyle
College Dropout Worked At Paramus ShopRite Before Becoming Model
Adam Dubanowtiz catches a glimpse of his abs through the cut of his tank top in the mirror at his Hackensack gym and pauses. He paces toward himself admiring what he sees, but never for a second does he forget where he came from. Two years ago, the 27-year-old model lacked the confidence to even step foot in a gym and instead resorted to push-ups and pull-ups at home. Things have certainly come full circle for Dubanowtiz, who took second place in his class and fifth overall at an elite body building competition in April. He is currently prepping for another show this spring, but says ther…
Lifestyle
Hackensack Mom Saved By Makeup: 'Don't Wait To Make Yourself Happy'
Britney Roth sat in the middle seat of a flight from Puerto Rico to New Jersey in 2016 when she caught a glimpse of her 3-year-old son's reflection in the window on the tarmac. That's when she knew, they were never going back to the island. She had been depressed for years and knew that if she wanted a future for her son, she'd have to get out. "I didn't see myself progressing where I was. I had a little boy, I couldn't just stay there," said Roth, 27. "I had to get ahead for my son." Roth had moved to Puerto Rico with her family from Bergen County when she was 11, an…
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Ridgefield Police Officer Chases Versatility
Kevin Nebbia of Cliffside Park isn’t going for aesthetics. He’s not going for strength, victory or glory. The Ridgefield police officer is going for function. “If I have to get out of the car and chase someone or help another officer, it doesn’t matter that I can put up 400 pounds,” he said. “I have to be in the best shape I can be in.” It’s more difficult for Nebbia to spend a day on the couch than to get up and move. As a child growing up in Ridgefield, he looked forward to recess period to play stickball or kickball. He joined the baseball, basketball and football teams and as he got…
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Bergen County SWAT Member Keeps Composure In Boxing Ring
Victor Urgiles had just gotten home from police training last May when the call came in. A New York City murder suspect had barricaded himself in a Hackensack home. Urgiles, a Bergen County Regional SWAT Team member, knew anything could happen at the scene. But he wasn't afraid. Moments like this is what Urgiles trains for. "Always stay ready so you don't have to get ready," said Urgiles, also a Wallington police officer. That's the mentality he adopted as a boxer at Hackensack's Savage Boxing & Fitness, and says work in the ring helps prepare him for his job in law enfor…
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Fit Cops: K9 Officer Gains Mental Fortitude At Paramus CrossFit Gym
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Watching Cindy Garcia at Guerrilla Fitness in Paramus, it's hard to believe there was ever a time she wasn't a CrossFit athlete. Handstand push-ups? No problem. Pistol squats? They're her strong suit. The sport came naturally to Garcia. She is unstoppable. But despite her hesitance to try it a year ago, Garcia says CrossFit is one of the best things she's ever done for her career as an NJ Transit K9 officer. "You never know what your day is going to entail -- could be easy patrolling, or something major," said Garcia, 42, after Thursday evening's rigorous workou…
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Paramus Deputy Chief Hooked On Racing For Remedies
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Standing at the starting line of his very first obstacle course in 2014, everything seems to be moving in slow motion for Paramus Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti. The starting horn blows. Water comes shooting out of hoses in every which direction. The dirt underneath Guidetti's shoes turns to mud and suddenly, he's sinking. There was only one way out: Run. And he did, for just over three miles -- with those who can for those who cannot. That Muck Run four years ago at the Turtleback Zoo in West Orange honored those fighting or who have succumbed to multiple sclerosis. Four …
Police & Fire
Fit Cops: Special Officer From Englewood Proved Her Academy Class Wrong
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Neither getting in shape nor becoming a police officer came easy for Hackensack's special officer Emily Dubon. Dropping 40 pounds took as much work as proving to the other recruits in her state law enforcement class that she could indeed hold her own. Dubon, 21 of Englewood, ultimately lost the weight -- and finished at the top of her class for females in 2016, despite being the smallest. As she continues to work toward her goal of becoming a K9 officer in the sheriff's department, she motivates others as a personal trainer. "I really wanted to be a cop, and it’s h…
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