Relationship Between Metabolic Fitness and Performance in Police Occupational Tasks

Autor: Ben Schram, Charlie Kornhauser, Ryan Holmes, Phoebe H. Drysdale, Robin M. Orr, Elisa Canetti, Robert G. Lockie, Jay Dawes
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise. 3:179-185
ISSN: 2662-1371
2096-6709
DOI: 10.1007/s42978-020-00066-1
Popis: PurposeTo determine the relationship between metabolic fitness test scores and performance in police occupational tasks.MethodsRetrospective data from 106 law enforcement officers who completed two metabolic fitness assessments [anaerobic: a 20-m (10-m and 20-m splits) sprint, aerobic: 20 m Multi-Stage Fitness Test (20 m-MSFT)] and three routine occupational tasks [1.22 m Fence jump (FJ), 8.5 m Victim Drag (VD with 102.3 kg) and “Get-up” (GU)] were collected. A Person’s correlation coefficient and a standard multiple regression were used to assess the relationship between and predictive ability of, respectively, the fitness tests scores and performance on occupational tasks.ResultsThere was a significant positive correlation between the 10-m sprint scores and FJ (r = 0.524,P r = 0.528,P r = 0.486,P r = 0.573,P r = 0.603,P r = 0.533,P r = − 0.360,P r = − 0.266,P = 0.012) and GU (r = − 0.375,P ConclusionHigh levels of metabolic fitness correlated with faster performance in police officer occupational tasks, particularly ones of an anaerobic nature (i.e. the maximal sprint tests). In addition to typical aerobic fitness conditioning, anaerobic fitness conditioning could be vital for optimal performance in physically demanding tasks required of police officer.
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