Objectives Worldwide decreases in physical fitness and increases in body fat among youth
have set challenges for armed forces to recruit physically capable soldiers. Therefore …

Maintaining physical performance: the minimal dose of exercise needed to preserve
endurance and strength over time, Spiering, BA, Mujika, I, Sharp, MA, and Foulis, SA. J …

Physically demanding essential military tasks include load carriage, manual material
handling and casualty evacuation. This narrative review characterizes the main physical …

Abstract Crawley, AA, Sherman, RA, Crawley, WR, and Cosio-Lima, LM. Physical fitness of
police academy cadets: baseline characteristics and changes during a 16-week academy. J …

Appropriate and effective physical fitness training is imperative for soldier survival and
mission success. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Mission Essential …

Many physically demanding occupations in both developed and developing economies
involve exposure to extreme thermal environments that can affect work capacity and …

With downsizing of the military services and significant budget cuts, it will be more important
than ever to optimize the health and performance of individual service members …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of aerobic endurance (E), strength
(R), and combined endurance and strength (CB) training for improving performance of …

Abstract Knapik, JJ, Harman, EA, Steelman, RA, and Graham, BS. A systematic review of the
effects of physical training on load carriage performance. J Strength Cond Res 26 (2): 585 …

Abstract Orr, RM, Ford, K, and Stierli, M. Implementation of an ability-based training program
in police force recruits. J Strength Cond Res 30 (10): 2781–2787, 2016—Currently, police …