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Comparative analysis of physical tests of naval staff. Coastal and mountain region

Abstract:

The objective of this research is to compare the performance of the Naval personnel in the coast and highland region using four test (running, hip flexor, swimming and climbing out) which correspond for physical test in the first half of 2015. This is an observational, retrospective, analytical and transversal study, in which men and women aged between 18 and 30 years 11 months old from the coast and highland region were evaluated. The statistical analysis showed that there were significant differences in the disciplines that assess strength (hip flexor and climb out) in the male group from the highland compared to the coast region. This finding evidences that environmental factors (e.g. barometric pressure, temperature, humidity) do not have influence on physical strength tests conducted in the highland region. It is also important to note that the male and female performance from both regions in the swimming test surpassed the expectations of the evaluation tables. Therefore there should be a new study to standardize and determine appropriate cut points for the respective physical assessment.