Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot Study
OBJECTIVES The Candidate Physical Ability Capability Test (CPAT) is a complex performance test to assess whether firefighters have sufficient ability to meet the physical demands of firefighting, and is widely used in many countries, especially in North America. In South Korea, however, simple basic...
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| author | Ji-Been Kim Kyung-Tea Kim Young-Seuk Cho Dong-Il Seo Wook Song Han-Joon Lee Hyun-Joo Kang Chung-Gun Lee Yeon-Soon Ahn Jung-Jun Park |
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| description | OBJECTIVES The Candidate Physical Ability Capability Test (CPAT) is a complex performance test to assess whether firefighters have sufficient ability to meet the physical demands of firefighting, and is widely used in many countries, especially in North America. In South Korea, however, simple basic physical fitness assessments are still used for firefighters’ fitness evaluation. Here, we report the physical fitness of Korean firefighters using the CPAT for the first time in Korea. METHODS Eighteen male Korean firefighters aged between 20 to 30 years participated in this study. All subjects were measured for maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) by using gas analyzer and cycle ergometer before CPAT. On a separate day, each subject performed CPAT with the best effort. Each subject’s oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR) and completion time were measured during the CPAT. The results of CPAT were analyzed based on VO2max and HRmax and compared to the those of previous study from North American firefighter candidates. RESULTS VO2max was significantly (p< .001) lower and HRmax was significantly (p< .05) higher in Korean firefighters (45.4±4.6 ml/kg/min and 194.2±2.1 beat/min) than American firefighter candidates (53.0±7.4 ml/kg/min and 188.0±8.0 beat/min). During CPAT, Korean firefighters showed 69.4±15.8 %VO2max and 87.6±7.8 %HRmax and American firefighter candidates had 73.1±8.0 %VO2max and 90.1±5.3 %HRmax, but these were not statistically significant. However, the completed time of CPAT was significantly slower in Korean firefighters than American firefighter candidates (726.8±84.6 sec vs. 512.0±51.0 sec, p<.001). CONCLUSIONS Korean firefighters have lower cardiorespiratory endurance capacity and CPAT performance than American firefighter candidates. In addition, Korean firefighters did not complete the CPAT within the pass time limit. It suggests that Korean firefighters need to improve more physical ability for physical demands of firefighting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2394c6d763dd4f529c1ab23e36b274ce2022-12-22T01:40:09ZengAsian Society of KinesiologyThe Asian Journal of Kinesiology2586-55952586-55522022-07-01243313810.15758/ajk.2022.24.3.31533Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot StudyJi-Been Kim0Kyung-Tea Kim1Young-Seuk Cho2Dong-Il Seo3Wook Song4Han-Joon Lee5Hyun-Joo Kang6Chung-Gun Lee7Yeon-Soon Ahn8Jung-Jun Park9 Division of Sports Science, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea Division of Sports Science, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea Department of Statistics, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea Department of Sports Science, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea Department of Physical Education, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea School of Sport Science, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, Republic of Korea Department of Sports Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Republic of Korea Department of Physical Education, Institute of Sport Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Department of Preventive Medicine and Genomic Cohort Institute, Yonsei Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea Division of Sports Science, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of KoreaOBJECTIVES The Candidate Physical Ability Capability Test (CPAT) is a complex performance test to assess whether firefighters have sufficient ability to meet the physical demands of firefighting, and is widely used in many countries, especially in North America. In South Korea, however, simple basic physical fitness assessments are still used for firefighters’ fitness evaluation. Here, we report the physical fitness of Korean firefighters using the CPAT for the first time in Korea. METHODS Eighteen male Korean firefighters aged between 20 to 30 years participated in this study. All subjects were measured for maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) by using gas analyzer and cycle ergometer before CPAT. On a separate day, each subject performed CPAT with the best effort. Each subject’s oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR) and completion time were measured during the CPAT. The results of CPAT were analyzed based on VO2max and HRmax and compared to the those of previous study from North American firefighter candidates. RESULTS VO2max was significantly (p< .001) lower and HRmax was significantly (p< .05) higher in Korean firefighters (45.4±4.6 ml/kg/min and 194.2±2.1 beat/min) than American firefighter candidates (53.0±7.4 ml/kg/min and 188.0±8.0 beat/min). During CPAT, Korean firefighters showed 69.4±15.8 %VO2max and 87.6±7.8 %HRmax and American firefighter candidates had 73.1±8.0 %VO2max and 90.1±5.3 %HRmax, but these were not statistically significant. However, the completed time of CPAT was significantly slower in Korean firefighters than American firefighter candidates (726.8±84.6 sec vs. 512.0±51.0 sec, p<.001). CONCLUSIONS Korean firefighters have lower cardiorespiratory endurance capacity and CPAT performance than American firefighter candidates. In addition, Korean firefighters did not complete the CPAT within the pass time limit. It suggests that Korean firefighters need to improve more physical ability for physical demands of firefighting.http://www.ajkinesiol.org/upload/pdf/ajk-2022-24-3-31.pdfcandidate physical ability testfirefighterphysical fitnessvo |
| spellingShingle | Ji-Been Kim Kyung-Tea Kim Young-Seuk Cho Dong-Il Seo Wook Song Han-Joon Lee Hyun-Joo Kang Chung-Gun Lee Yeon-Soon Ahn Jung-Jun Park Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot Study The Asian Journal of Kinesiology candidate physical ability test firefighter physical fitness vo |
| title | Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot Study |
| title_full | Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot Study |
| title_short | Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot Study |
| title_sort | evaluation of korean firefighters fitness using candidate physical ability test pilot study |
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