TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Comparison of the physical demands of single-sex training for male and female recruits in the British Army
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Richmond, Victoria L.
A1  - Carter, James M.
A1  - Wilkinson, David M.
A1  - Homer, Fleur E.
A1  - Rayson, Mark P.
A1  - Wright, Antony
A1  - Bilzon, James L. J.
SP  - 709
EP  - 715
VL  - 177
IS  - 6
N2  - This study compared the physical demands and progression of basic training for male and female British Army recruits in single-sex platoons. Thirty male and 30 female recruits were monitored for energy expenditure (EE) (doubly labeled water), physical activity (3-dimensional accelerometry) and cardiovascular strain (percent heart rate reserve) during 6 weeks over the 14-week course. First time pass rate was similar for male (60%) and female (57%) recruits. Average daily percent heart rate reserve (female 31 +/- 4%; male 32 +/- 5%), physical activity levels (female 2.2 +/- 0.2; male 2.3 +/- 0.2) and percentage improvements in 2.4-km run time (female 10 +/- 4%; male 10 +/- 5%) were similar for both sexes (p > 0.05), although male recruits had 12% higher physical activity counts (p < 0.01). Although the absolute physical demands of basic training were greater for male recruits, the relative cardiovascular strain experienced was similar between sexes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -