The Validity and Reliability of a Treadmill Test for Structural Firefighter Applicants

Volume: Publish Ahead of Print
Published: Nov 5, 2021
Abstract
OBJECTIVE This 2-part study evaluated validity and reliability of a treadmill test for structural firefighting. METHODS Wearing fire protective ensemble, 260 participants walked at 1.56 m.s-1, completing a 5-min warm-up, an 8-min stage at a 5.71° incline, then graded stages to exhaustion. In Part 2, 21 participants completed the test on 3 separate days under standardized conditions. RESULTS Average (±SD) oxygen uptake (VO2) during minutes 1-13...
Paper Details
Title
The Validity and Reliability of a Treadmill Test for Structural Firefighter Applicants
Published Date
Nov 5, 2021
Volume
Publish Ahead of Print
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