Police work is extreme in terms of the physical activity and physical exertion spectrum as it is composed of a mixture of enforced sitting and sudden physical exertion. Police officers remain sitting for the majority of their working hours. In theory, regular physical activity exerts a number of health and fitness benefits that could act on most issues that police officers suffer from. Supra high-intensity interval training (supra HIIT) appears to be a perfect solution for police officers as the training modality can be accomplished in less than 5 minutes. The primary purpose of this proposal is to create and assess supra HIIT program that is suitable for police officers and then to assess feasibility of such exercise program in a small pilot study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
27
The exercise program will consist of eight 20-second all-out exercise bouts followed by 10 seconds of rest for a total of 4 minutes of total exercise duration. The intensity of exercise is all out. The exercise will be conducted 3 times a week for 8 weeks.
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, United States
Aerobic power
Aerobic fitness or maximal oxygen consumption will be evaluated during incremental treadmill exercise tests (1% grade increase per minute at individualized treadmill speed).
Time frame: 8 weeks
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