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- Title
CHARACTERISTICS OF PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF THE MILITARY OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS.
- Authors
Pļaviņa, Liana
- Abstract
Military officers and soldiers are responsible for various different tasks and obligations in the peace time and during military operations. They should be physically active, be ready to adapt to extreme situations and the new environment, they should be tolerant to psychological stress. Physical preparedness and fitness are controlled during the time of physical tests (standard exercises). The results of physical tests constitute the main criteria of the positive annual evaluation of the military. Beside the general physical fitness it is very important for the military to have some other features that characterise special military physical preparedness: speed, force, adroitness, flexibility, and the characteristics of psychological tolerance. We have provided a questionnaire and the evaluation of physical fitness in two examined groups. The questionnaire results have shown positive attitude to physical and sport activities of the officers and soldiers and stressed the problems in organizing and providing physical exercises. The results of standard physical tests (exercises) in the examined group of cadets are higher than in the group of the military officers of the Security Service.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL fitness; MILITARY personnel; PHYSICAL education; ATTITUDE (Psychology); EXERCISE
- Publication
Papers on Anthropology, 2007, Vol 16, p237
- ISSN
1406-0140
- Publication type
Article