Although it's the law, many health clubs choose to ignore it! Gyms, Crossfit studios, and healthclubs are all required to have staff properly trained in CPR, and must have an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) ready to go! Sadly, nearly half of the physical fitness businesses in NJ are breaking this rarely enforced law! But, there are some that go above and beyond what is required. Today I had the pleasure of delivering a brand new AED to Allison who is the owner of Th

Every once in awhile, I’ll think about the day my baby choked and get shivers up my spine. Back when I was pregnant, I signed my husband and myself up for a routine childbirth class at the hospital where I was going to give birth. During that class, the instructor encouraged us to sign up for an Infant CPR class. I had taken general classes before because my employer required it but my husband had never taken one so I signed us up. I wasn’t all that thrilled to take a class o

FAIRFIELD TWP - Robert Goldberg of Ringwood is thankful to be alive. “Every day is a gift now,” the 48 year-old said. “The rest of my life will be a gift.” Goldberg was training at Combat Athletes Mixed Martial Arts on Passaic Avenue in Fairfield at about 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 when he collapsed from what would later be discovered to be a clogged artery. Paul Fahey of Belleville, Goldberg’s instructor at the school, two people from a nearby business, and five police offi