The resistance evaluation: Effects of a specific training program on professional fire-fighter cardio-respiratory fitness

The fire-fighters have an increased risk for developing cardiac pathologies and also a higher index of premature death than other individuals that perform high risk jobs. In this way, low physical fitness obviously limits fire-fighter performance, as well as degrades their health. However this fact not only damages the individual fire-fighter but also the institution that he represents hence severely questioning property and general public safety. The cardio-respiratory fitness had been identify as the most important physical fitness component. In this way, we developed a 12 weeks training program, to improve the cardio-respiratory fitness in a Professional fire-fighters corporation. According to reference values, before training these fire-fighters did not have enough cardio-respiratory fitness to adequately perform their job requirements with efficacy and safety (VO2máx=44,17ml/kg/min). However after training there was great improvement (VO2máx=52,69 ml/kg/min), providing a safe and more qualified service for the general population

Ficha de Observação/Avaliação Motora: Ficha para verificação da qualidade de jogo dos alunos do 3º ciclo do Ensino Básico, nos Jogos Desportivos Colectivos

The present work consisted on the design of a motor performance observational sheet that could also be used for motor evaluation. For this purpose, we analyzed the common characteristics of group sports, with the intention of obtaining a distinction between the two final levels (good or weak). We also used all the basic theoretical assumptions inherent to the construction of motor performance tests, as well as the programme for Physical Education proposed by the Education Ministry for the school year of 2004/2005. This work has emerging relevance mainly due to the lack of observational instruments on the motor performance, domain of group sports with territorial invasion. We therefore, attempted to create an observational sheet as valid, objective and reliable as possible, in order to evaluate students of the third grade of basic education. This assessment was made independently of student age or gender so that the success criterion could be adapted to the abilities that are expected to be present in these students. Prior to the use of this observational sheet, the proper application conditions should be present, as well as its application protocol should be of the subject’s knowledge. When used along with video aid this sheet becomes an extraordinarily simple and fast instrument to work with, being also wide enough to include several types of group sports