A brief review of body composition in police workforce

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Kukic ◽  
Milivoj Dopsaj ◽  
Aleksandar Cvorovic ◽  
Milos Stojkovic ◽  
Velimir Jeknic
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Future ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Physical Abilities ◽  
Insight Into

It is evident that success in performing certain police duties undoubtedly depends on the level of certain physical abilities, while good health status is necessary for each employee in police workforce. Tasks performed by police officers can involve chasing fleeing suspects on foot, grappling, wrestling and handling uncooperative belligerents, and carrying injured or unconscious people. Next to the “foot soldiers”, logistics and administration jobs are less physically but mentally very demanding and stressful. In both cases, body composition has twofold importance in physical fitness: performance-related and health-related. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to gather the studies that dealt with body composition in police workforce using various approaches with the aim to make a clearer insight into what has been done so far, and what might be done in the future.

scholarly journals Perceived and Measured Physical Fitness of Police Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7628
Author(s):  
Filip Kukić ◽  
Robert G. Lockie ◽  
Ana Vesković ◽  
Nikola Petrović ◽  
Dane Subošić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Physical Abilities ◽  
And Performance

The physical fitness of police officers needs to support good health and physical performance. Physical fitness comprises a considerable amount of training for police students who are to become police officers. However, to what degree police students are able to perceive their fitness level and differentiate between health-related and performance-related physical fitness is unknown. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of differentiation between health-related and performance-related physical fitness using physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness. The second aim of this study was to investigate the association between components of physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness of police students. The sample of 177 police students of both sexes (98 males and 79 females) completed a 40-item physical self-description questionnaire and their physical abilities were assessed for handgrip strength, standing long jump, 30 s sit-ups, and 12-min running. Principal component analysis established health-related and performance-related physical fitness from both perceived and measured physical fitness measures. Correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship between the perceived and measured physical fitness. Results suggest small to moderate ability to recognize the level of certain physical abilities, indicating the association between psychological mechanisms and biological functioning.

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