TY - JOUR
T1 - Occupational challenges to the development and maintenance of physical fitness within law enforcement officers
AU - Lentine, Tim
AU - Johnson, Quincy
AU - Lockie, Robert
AU - Joyce, Jillian
AU - Orr, Rob Marc
AU - Dawes, Jay
PY - 2021/12/1
Y1 - 2021/12/1
N2 - Law enforcement officers must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their job duties. Consequently, law enforcement officers must possess an adequate level of physical fitness to perform these activities safely and effectively. Ironically, most of an officer’s shift time is sedentary. This, in addition to other occupational challenges, may make it difficult for officers to develop and maintain fitness across the occupational life span. This is concerning when considering that physical fitness is associated with their occupational task performance. In this column, the unique challenges law enforcement officers experience when trying to maintain health and occupational fitness are discussed.
AB - Law enforcement officers must perform physically demanding tasks as part of their job duties. Consequently, law enforcement officers must possess an adequate level of physical fitness to perform these activities safely and effectively. Ironically, most of an officer’s shift time is sedentary. This, in addition to other occupational challenges, may make it difficult for officers to develop and maintain fitness across the occupational life span. This is concerning when considering that physical fitness is associated with their occupational task performance. In this column, the unique challenges law enforcement officers experience when trying to maintain health and occupational fitness are discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122090886&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000679
DO - 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000679
M3 - Article
SN - 1524-1602
VL - 43
SP - 115
EP - 118
JO - Strength and Conditioning Journal
JF - Strength and Conditioning Journal
IS - 6
ER -