The Relationship between Physical Fitness and Simulated Firefighting Task Performance

Rehabilitation Research and Practice
Goris NazariTom J Overend

Abstract

The overall aim of this study was to measure the physiological responses of firefighters from a single fire service during simulated functional firefighting tasks and to establish the relationship between physical fitness parameters and task performance. 46 males and 3 females firefighters were recruited. Firefighters' aerobic capacity levels were estimated using the Modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness Test (mCAFT). Grip strength levels, as a measure of upper body strength levels, were assessed using a calibrated J-Tech dynamometer. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) protocol for the static floor lifting test was used to quantify lower body strength levels. Firefighters then performed two simulated tasks: a hose drag task and a stair climb with a high-rise pack tasks. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) were calculated between firefighters' physical fitness parameters and task completion times. Two separate multivariable enter regression analyses were carried out to determine the predictive abilities of age, sex, muscle strength, and resting heart rate on task completion times. Our results displayed that near maximal heart rates of ≥88% of heart rate maximum were recorded during the two tasks. Co...Continue Reading

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Mar 26, 2019·Work : a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation·Joy C MacDermidHeidi Cramm
Sep 29, 2020·Work : a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation·Goris NazariRobert D'Amico
Nov 6, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Jessica StraderRobin Orr
Nov 24, 2020·Rehabilitation Research and Practice·Goris NazariJoy C MacDermid
Jul 25, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Robin OrrBen Schram

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