Physical Fitness and Body Composition After a 9-Month Deployment to Afghanistan

To examine change in physical fitness and body composition after a military deployment to Afghanistan. Methods: one hundred and ten infantry soldiers were measured before and after a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. Measurements included treadmill peak oxygen uptake...

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Main Authors: Sharp, M A, Knapik, J J, Walker, L A, Burrell, L, Frykman, P N, Darakjy, S S, Lester, M E, Marin, R E
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ADIPOSE TISSUE
AEROBIC FITNESS
AFGHANISTAN
Anatomy and Physiology
BODY WEIGHT
BONES
DENSITY
DEPLOYMENT
HUMAN BODY
INFANTRY PERSONNEL
Medicine and Medical Research
MILITARY DEPLOYMENT
MUSCLE POWER
MUSCLE STRENGTH
MUSCLES
OXYGEN CONSUMPTION
PEAK VALUES
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
PHYSICAL FITNESS
REPRINTS
STRENGTH(GENERAL)
TREADMILLS
VERTICAL ORIENTATION
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Summary:To examine change in physical fitness and body composition after a military deployment to Afghanistan. Methods: one hundred and ten infantry soldiers were measured before and after a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. Measurements included treadmill peak oxygen uptake (peak VO2), lifting strength, medicine ball put, vertical jump, and body composition estimated via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (percent body fat), absolute body fat, fat-free mass, bone mineral content, and bone mineral density. Results: There were significant decreases (P0.01) in peak VO2 (-4.5%), medicine ball put(-4.9% body mass {-1.9%}, and fat-free mass{-3.5 %}, wheras percent body fat increased from 17.7% to 19.6%. Pub. in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, v40 n9, p1687-1692, 2008.