Department of Sport and Exercise, College of Education, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532, USA.
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Dec 20;18(24):13400. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182413400.
Firefighting is a strenuous profession requiring adequate levels of fitness for effective job performance. Providing firefighters with a safe and effective fitness program is essential for optimal performance. The purpose of this project was to examine changes in various parameters of physical fitness and firefighter ability following a 7-week high intensity functional training (HIFT) program.
Participants were male firefighter recruits ( = 89; age = 27.1 ± 4.2 years, height = 1.78 ± 0.1 m, BMI = 28.1 ± 4.2) enrolled in a Basic Operations Firefighter Academy. Fitness and firefighting ability (via the Academy Firefighter Challenge) were assessed at Weeks 1 and 7 of the Academy.
Significant improvements in both fitness and firefighter ability were seen following the HIFT program. Specifically, fitness (BMI, cardiovascular fitness, muscular endurance) improved significantly [Hotelling's = 8.98, (5, 84) = 150.92, < 0.001, = 0.90]. Firefighter ability also improved significantly [Hotelling's = 3.95, (7, 88) = 46.26, < 0.001, = 0.80].
Following a 7-week Basic Operations Firefighter Academy that included daily HIFT, significant increases in fitness and firefighting ability were observed. These findings suggest that HIFT appears to be an effective means of improving fitness and firefighting ability in recruit firefighters.
消防是一项艰苦的职业，需要具备足够的体能才能有效地完成工作。为消防员提供安全有效的健身计划对于实现最佳表现至关重要。本项目旨在研究高强度功能性训练（HIFT）计划 7 周后，消防员的各项身体素质和消防员能力的变化。
参与者为男性消防员新兵（n=89；年龄=27.1±4.2 岁，身高=1.78±0.1m，BMI=28.1±4.2），参加基础操作消防员学院。在学院的第 1 周和第 7 周评估了体能和消防员能力（通过学院消防员挑战赛）。
经过 HIFT 计划，体能和消防员能力均有显著提高。具体来说，体能（BMI、心血管健康、肌肉耐力）显著改善[Hotelling's = 8.98，(5, 84) = 150.92，<0.001，= 0.90]。消防员能力也显著提高[Hotelling's = 3.95，(7, 88) = 46.26，<0.001，= 0.80]。
在包括每日 HIFT 的基础操作消防员学院 7 周后，观察到体能和消防员能力显著提高。这些发现表明，HIFT 似乎是提高新兵消防员体能和消防员能力的有效手段。
