Oxygen cost of the CF-DND fire fit test in males and females

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 454-462

  Dreger, Randy W ^a   Petersen, Stewart R ^b  

^a NORTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Firefighting; Fitness standard; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIRE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34547399641     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-020     Document Type: Article

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