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Physical fitness, hormonal, and immunological responses during prolonged military field training

Body Composition Assessment
Author
T. Ojanen et al.
Used Parameters : BW, SMM, BFM

Publication Year : 2018

Country : Finland

Journal : Physiological Reports

Physical fitness is crucial to warfighters' performance in the battlefield. Previous studies have shown negative changes in their hormonal and neuromuscular responses induced by military field training (MFT). The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in hormonal and immunological values and body composition during a prolonged MFT and to find out how warfighters' physical condition influences these changes. Conscripts (n= 49, age 20±1 years, height 179±9 cm, body mass 73.8±7.8 kg, fat 12.6±3.7% and BMI 23 kg/m²) …
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