Normative Values for Health-Related Physical Fitness in First-Year Police Officers

Štefan, Lovro; Kasović, Mario; Culej, Mario

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“…found for 1000 m run. This con rms the conclusions of the scientists [12,16,17,20] about the importance of developing and improving overall endurance for law enforcement o cers in order to promote their health, improve physical and mental working capacity and e ciency of management environment, as well as prolong their professional longevity. In addition, the correlation analysis allows to suggest that general endurance and strength qualities are the main physical qualities that have a positive e ect on health, morphofunctional status, and professionally important psychological qualities of MLEAs, while forming the basis for improving indicators of professional activities, and which should be focused on during conducting physical training sessions with the superior personnel of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine.…”

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“…Physical training of law enforcement o cers is divided into general and special [13,14]. The tasks of general physical training (GPT) are: development and improvement of physical qualities; improving physical development, promoting health, increasing working capacity and service activities; ensuring professional longevity and resistance of the body to adverse environmental factors and professional activities, reducing labour costs associated with diseases; education of courage, determination, initiative, persistence, independence, self-con dence, mental stability; involvement of law enforcement o cers in regular physical exercises and sports [15,16]. GPT is the basis for special qualities formation i. e. improvement of special physical training (SPT).…”

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The Effect of Physical Training on Health and Psycho-Emotional State of Managers of Law Enforcement Agencies

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The aim: To investigate the e!ect of physical training sessions on health and psycho-emotional state of managers of law enforcement agencies. Materials and methods: The research was conducted in 2019-2021. The research involved 155 managers of law enforcement agencies (men) of different age groups. Research methods: analysis and synthesis of literature, pedagogical observation, testing, methods of mathematical statistics, including correlation analysis (Pearson’s correlation coe"cient was used). Results: An insu"cient level of general physical #tness of managers of law enforcement agencies of all age groups was revealed. The worst level was found among managers of older age groups. Among physical qualities, the worst level was found in the development of endurance. A reliable relationship between the indicators of health and psycho-emotional state of managers of law enforcement agencies and the level of their general physical #tness was revealed. The highest correlation coe"cients of these. Conclusions: It was established that the use of general physical training with the predominant use of endurance and strength exercises, taking into account the age of managers of law enforcement agencies is the direction of solving the problem of promoting health, improving indicators of psycho-emotional state and professional activities of managers of law enforcement agencies.

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“…The groups' categorization was based on flexibility level at T0. In fact, the FG, the AG, and the SG showed S&R values of > 10 cm, > 0 but < 10 cm and < 0 cm respectively [48]. The FG counted 10 participants (4 males and 6 females), AG had 15 participants (4 males and 11 females), and SG had 11 participants (9 males and 2 females).…”

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Self-Myofascial Release of the Foot Plantar Surface: The Effects of a Single Exercise Session on the Posterior Muscular Chain Flexibility after One Hour

Russo

Montagnani

Pietrantuono

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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This study evaluated the effects of a single exercise session of Self-Myofascial Release (SMR) on the posterior muscular chain flexibility after one hour from the intervention. Thirty-six participants performed SMR using a rigid ball under the surface of both feet. Participants were tested with the Sit and Reach (S&R) test at four different times: before (T0), immediately after (T1), 30 (T2), and 60 (T3) minutes after the SMR intervention. The sample (n = 36) was categorized into three groups: (1) flexible, (2) average, and (3) stiff, based on the flexibility level at T0 (S&R values of >10 cm, >0 but <10 cm and <0 cm, respectively). For the whole sample, we detected significant improvements in the S&R test between the T1, T2, and T3 compared to T0. The stiff group showed a significant (p < 0.05) improvement between T1–T2 and T1–T3. Results were similar between the average group and the whole sample. The flexible group did not show any significant difference (p > 0.05) over time. In conclusion, this investigation demonstrated that an SMR session of both feet was able to increase posterior muscular chain flexibility up to one hour after intervention. Considering that a standard training session generally lasts one hour, our study can help professionals take advantage of SMR effects for the entire training period. Furthermore, our results also demonstrate that physical exercise practitioners should also assess individuals’ flexibility before training, as the SMR procedure used in this work does not seem necessary in flexible individuals.

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“…15 Com-Effects of Verbal and Tactile Cues on Gluteal Force Production and Broad Jump Distance pared to an average standing broad jump of 222.48 cm in the present study, another study consisting of 773 first-year police officers of similar ages demonstrated average values of 210 cm, suggesting this study's sample may have had more jumping ability than others with the potential for a ceiling effect of the intervention. 16 When looking at clinical and athletic populations, proper cueing to elicit the desired response of an athlete, patient, or client is an effective intervention to increase performance. Practical application of these cues can be used in everyday settings by providing tactile or verbal cues to increase performance or other outcomes.…”

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Effects of Verbal and Tactile Cues on Gluteal Force Production and Broad Jump Distance

Lehecka,

Daniels,

Koester

et al. 2024

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

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Background Verbal and tactile cues can increase muscle activity, force production, and kinematics. Several studies demonstrate the effects of verbal and tactile cues on upper extremity muscles, while relatively few examined lower extremity muscles, specifically the gluteals. Studies that observed changes in gluteal function from verbal and tactile cues examined muscle activity via electromyography rather than force production or functional activities such as jumping. Purpose The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of verbal and tactile cues on gluteal force production and broad jump distance. Study Design Cross-Sectional cohort Methods Gluteus maximus force production and broad jump distance were tested in forty-two healthy male and female university students at baseline and after verbal and tactile cues given in random order. Gluteus maximus force was measured using handheld dynamometry and reported in kilograms. Verbal cues included “push, push, push” before both tests. The examiner provided tactile cues to the gluteus maximus before force production testing, and the participant provided tactile cues to both gluteus maximus muscles before performing the broad jump. Performance on the broad jump was measured in centimeters. Descriptive statistics and test-retest reliability via Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated, differences in performance between sexes were analyzed with an independent t-test, and changes in force production and jump distance from baseline were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA. Results Mean gluteus maximus force production following verbal cues significantly increased (p = 0.000) by 13.48% (3.83 kg) compared to the control condition, while gluteal force production following the tactile cues was not significantly different. Broad jump distance following the verbal cues significantly increased (p = 0.000) 3.99% (7.71 cm) compared to the control condition and significantly increased (p = 0.000) by 2.95% (5.71 cm) following the tactile cues. There were no significant differences in performances between males and females. The test-retest reliability of all measurements was 0.97-0.99. Conclusion Verbal cues significantly increased gluteus maximus force production and broad jump distance. Tactile cues significantly increased broad jump distance but had no significant effect on gluteus maximus force. These results have implications for clinical testing and athletic performance when gluteus maximus force and jump distance are concerned. Level of Evidence 3

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Normative Values for Health-Related Physical Fitness in First-Year Police Officers

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

The Effect of Physical Training on Health and Psycho-Emotional State of Managers of Law Enforcement Agencies

The Effect of Physical Training on Health and Psycho-Emotional State of Managers of Law Enforcement Agencies

Self-Myofascial Release of the Foot Plantar Surface: The Effects of a Single Exercise Session on the Posterior Muscular Chain Flexibility after One Hour

Effects of Verbal and Tactile Cues on Gluteal Force Production and Broad Jump Distance

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