Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - The Effects of 6 weeks training on the physical fitness of female recruits to the British Army

Notes: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of British Army recruit training on the physical fitness and strength of female recruits. A total of 73 females of a single intake of Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC) recruits were tested at the beginning and end of their 6-week recruit training programme at the WRAC training centre, Guildford. It is concluded that female recruit training in the British Army is effective in terms of increasing aerobic fitness, physical strength and fat-free mass and in reducing the percentage of body fatRelated records: En: Ergonomics. - London [etc.]. - Vol. 40 nº 3, March 1997 ; p. 400-411Materia / lugar / evento: Fuerzas Armadas Gran Bretaña Mujeres Fuerza física Ejercicio físico Métodos de análisis Aerobic Otros autores: Legg, S.J.
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