FITNESS AND BODY FAT: AN ISSUE OF PERFORMANCE
BY HENRY N. WILLIFORD, Ed.D., facsm, and Michele Scharff-Olson, Ph.D.
Over the past 20 years, there has been a great deal of controversy regarding the relationship between body fat, physical fitness, and firefighter performance. Because of the concern related to physical fitness, several organizations have developed guidelines or standards regarding physical fitness or performance. Although the controversy goes on as to what the minimal physical fitness or job-related standards should be, there are considerable research data that show the importance of physical fitness as it relates to firefighting.1-16
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