TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship Between Metabolic Fitness and performance in Police Occupational Tasks
AU - Canetti, Elisa
AU - Dawes, Jay
AU - Drysdale, Phoebe
AU - Lockie, Robert G.
AU - Kornhauser, Charlie
AU - Holmes, Ryan
AU - Schram, Ben
AU - Orr, Rob Marc
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - Purpose:
To determine the relationship between metabolic fitness test scores and
performance in police occupational tasks.
Methods:
Retrospective 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.
Results:
There was a significant positive correlation between the 10-m sprint
scores and FJ (r = 0.524, P < 0.001), VD (r = 0.528, P < 0.001) and GU
(r = 0.486, P < 0.001). Similarly, the 20-m sprint scores were significantly
and moderately correlated with FJ (r = 0.573, P < 0.001), VD (r = 0.603,
P < 0.001) and GU (r = 0.533, P < 0.001). These anaerobic tests’ scores
predicted approximately 40% of the performance in the occupational tasks
analysed. The MSFT fitness assessment had a small, albeit significant negative
correlation with the three tasks: FJ (r = − 0.360, P < 0.001), VD (r = −
0.266, P = 0.012) and GU (r = − 0.375, P < 0.001).
Conclusion:
High 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
AB - Purpose:
To determine the relationship between metabolic fitness test scores and
performance in police occupational tasks.
Methods:
Retrospective 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.
Results:
There was a significant positive correlation between the 10-m sprint
scores and FJ (r = 0.524, P < 0.001), VD (r = 0.528, P < 0.001) and GU
(r = 0.486, P < 0.001). Similarly, the 20-m sprint scores were significantly
and moderately correlated with FJ (r = 0.573, P < 0.001), VD (r = 0.603,
P < 0.001) and GU (r = 0.533, P < 0.001). These anaerobic tests’ scores
predicted approximately 40% of the performance in the occupational tasks
analysed. The MSFT fitness assessment had a small, albeit significant negative
correlation with the three tasks: FJ (r = − 0.360, P < 0.001), VD (r = −
0.266, P = 0.012) and GU (r = − 0.375, P < 0.001).
Conclusion:
High 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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U2 - 10.1007/s42978-020-00066-1
DO - 10.1007/s42978-020-00066-1
M3 - Article
SN - 2662-1371
VL - 3
SP - 179
EP - 185
JO - Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
JF - Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise
IS - 2
ER -