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Physical Fitness and Occupational Performance of Women in the U.S. Army

Issue title: Women at Work

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Sharp, Marilyn A.; ;

Affiliations: Occupational Physiology Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts

Note: [] The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the U.S. Army or the Department of Defense.

Note: [] Human subjects participated in these studies after giving their free and informed voluntary consent. Investigators adhered to AR 70-25 and USAMRDC Regulation 70-25 on the use of volunteers in research.

Keywords: Physical fitness, Muscle strength, Aerobic capacity, Training, Women

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1994-4203

Journal: Work, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 80-92, 1994

Published: 1994
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Abstract

The majority of jobs available to personnel entering the U.S. military services are physically demanding. Soldiers must maintain high levels of physical fitness to optimally perform their duties. High fitness levels are of particular importance to women in the military. Only strong, physically competent women will be fully successful in performing the physically demanding tasks of many occupational specialties. This paper describes the research that has been conducted to compare the physical fitness, physical training, and occupational performance of women and men in the U.S. Army.

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