The Use of Fitness Testing to Predict Occupational Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Critical Review
| Autor: | Ben Schram, Jay Dawes, Jason Movshovich, Rob Marc Orr, Jordan Scott, Takato Sakurai, Robert G. Lockie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis assessment Physical fitness Applied psychology Review Physical strength Task (project management) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Aerobic exercise Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Muscle Strength Occupations Cardiovascular fitness business.industry injury risk Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Fitness Testing 030229 sport sciences Checklist task performance Critical appraisal Military Personnel Physical Fitness Exercise Test Physical Endurance Medicine business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 7480, p 7480 (2021) Bond University |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Tactical personnel work in an occupation that involves tasks requiring a high level of cardiovascular fitness as well as muscular strength and endurance. The aim of this literature review was to identify and critique studies investigating the relationship between physical fitness, quantified by fitness assessment measures, and occupational task performance. Databases were searched for relevant articles which assessed a fitness measure and a measure of occupational performance. A total of 15 articles were included and were deemed to be of acceptable methodological quality (8.4/12 on the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist). Included articles assessed a variety of fitness attributes and occupational tasks. Across tactical groups, there appear to be no standardized fitness tests that can determine occupational performance, with aerobic fitness, anaerobic fitness, strength, endurance, power, and agility all being associated with occupational task performance. A wide range of fitness assessments appears to be required to predict occupational performance within tactical personnel. Efforts should be made to base fitness assessments on occupational demands unique to both the environment and requirements of each individual tactical unit. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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