Gender differences in the physical demands of British Army recruit training.

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  • Author(s): Blacker SD;Blacker SD; Wilkinson DM; Rayson MP
  • Source:
    Military medicine [Mil Med] 2009 Aug; Vol. 174 (8), pp. 811-6.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 2984771R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0026-4075 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00264075 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2018- : Oxford : Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: Washington, D.C. : Association of Military Surgeons, United States, 1955-
    • Subject Terms:
      Motor Activity* ; Physical Endurance* ; Physical Fitness*; Military Medicine/*statistics & numerical data ; Military Personnel/*statistics & numerical data; Adult ; Anthropometry ; Energy Metabolism ; Female ; Health Status ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Male ; Pilot Projects ; Sex Factors ; United Kingdom
    • Abstract:
      This study examined gender differences in the physical demands of British Army recruit training in 3 platoons with different gender compositions. Subjects wore heart rate monitors to measure cardiovascular strain and accelerometers to measure physical activity during weeks 1, 6, and 9 of the 12-week program. There was no difference in physical activity between platoons or genders (p > 0.05). In the mixed gender platoon, males operated at a lower cardiovascular strain than females (24 +/- 2 vs. 33 +/- 2% heart rate reserve (HRR), p < 0.001), probably because of their greater aerobic fitness (p < 0.001). Males in the mixed gender platoon experienced lower cardiovascular strain than the male-only platoon (24 +/- 2 vs. 33 +/- 2% HRR, p < 0.001). Females experienced the same degree of cardiovascular strain, irrespective of platoon (33 +/- 2 vs. 33 +/- 3% HRR, p = 0.814). The additional cardiovascular strain experienced by female recruits may increase fatigue and predisposition to overuse musculoskeletal injury.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20090912 Date Completed: 20100930 Latest Revision: 20190513
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.7205/milmed-d-01-3708
    • Accession Number:
      19743735