Influence of Soldiers’ Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Physiological Responses and Dropouts During a Loaded Long-distance March
Abstract
In military service, marching is an important, common, and physically demanding task. Minimizing dropouts, maintaining operational readiness during the march, and achieving a fast recovery are desirable because the soldiers have to be ready for duty, sometimes shortly after an exhausting task. The present field study investigated the influence of the soldiers’ cardiorespiratory fitness on physiological responses during a long-lasting and challenging 34 km march.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 07, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1093/milmed/usab540
Entities
People
- Bertil J. Veenstra
- Lilian Roos
- Mark J. Buller
- Rahel Gilgen-ammann
- Regina Oeschger
- Thomas Wyss
Organizations
- Royal Netherlands Army
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine