International Journal of Cardiovascular Sciences. 30/nov/2021;35(2):190-201.

Physical Fitness Test (PFT) in Police and Military in Brazil: A Systematic Review

Bráulio Nascimento Lima ORCID logo , Renato Silveira de Assis Junior ORCID logo , Klebson da Silva Almeida ORCID logo , Leandro Borelli de Camargo ORCID logo , Ricardo Pablo Passos ORCID logo , Carlos Henrique Prevital Fileni ORCID logo , Divaldo Martins de Souza ORCID logo , Guanis de Barros Vilela Junior ORCID logo

DOI: 10.36660/ijcs.20200299

Abstract

Background

Physical Fitness Tests (PFTs) are part of military routines and are usually administered to applicants for the Brazilian corps member, including the civil police.

Objective

To identify in the literature, scientific articles aimed at assessing physical fitness of police and military personnel in Brazil, using PFTs.

Methods

This was a systematic review, using the PRISMA systematization, using the following search keywords “police”, “military”, “physical fitness test” and ” PFT”, in English and Portuguese. The databases used were ScienceDirect, PubMed, BVS (Lilacs) and Scielo. Only original works performed with police and military personnel in Brazil were selected, through the application of inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Results

After the screening process, 11 articles were selected from a total of 1,487.

Conclusions

The data collected from the selected articles suggest that older age is related to a decrease in physical fitness, and better performance in the tests is related to a lower risk of comorbidities. Although high-intensity training improves physical fitness and anthropometric data, it is associated with injury rates; physically active lifestyle is associated with better flexibility.

Physical Fitness Test (PFT) in Police and Military in Brazil: A Systematic Review

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