Correlation between the results of three physical fitness tests (endurance, strength, speed) and the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test in a cohort of military servicemen

Stefan Sammito; Nils Gundlach; Irina Böckelmann

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Correlation between the results of three physical fitness tests (endurance, strength, speed) and the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test in a cohort of military servicemen

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- Correlation between the results of three physical fitness tests (endurance, strength, speed) and the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test in a cohort of military servicemen
- Correlation between the results of three physical fitness tests (endurance, strength, speed) and the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test in a cohort of military servicemen
- MMR 2016年3卷第3期页码：134-139
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  1.Bundeswehr Medical Service Headquarters, Section Health Promotion, Sports and Nutrition Medicine, Koblenz, Germany
  2.Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Medical Faculty, Department of Occupational Medicine, Magdeburg, Germany
  3.Bundeswehr Medical Clinic Rotenburg, Rotenburg (Wümme), Germany
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- 纸质出版：2016-09
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Correlation between the results of three physical fitness tests (endurance, strength, speed) and the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test in a cohort of military servicemen[J]. MMR, 2016,3(3):134-139.

Stefan Sammito, Nils Gundlach, Irina Böckelmann. Correlation between the results of three physical fitness tests (endurance, strength, speed) and the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test in a cohort of military servicemen[J]. Military Medical Research, 2016, 3(3): 134-139.
Correlation between the results of three physical fitness tests (endurance, strength, speed) and the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test in a cohort of military servicemen[J]. MMR, 2016,3(3):134-139. DOI：

Stefan Sammito, Nils Gundlach, Irina Böckelmann. Correlation between the results of three physical fitness tests (endurance, strength, speed) and the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test in a cohort of military servicemen[J]. Military Medical Research, 2016, 3(3): 134-139. DOI：

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Abstract

Background:

Physical fitness tests are widely used to assess endurance

sprint ability

coordination and/or strength. The objective of the present study was to analyze the degree to which the results of the Bundeswehr Basis Fitness Test (BFT)–a physical fitness test comprising a sprint test (11×10-m shuttle test)

a flexed-arm hang test and a 1000-m run–are consistent with the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test. The number of false-positive and false-negative results with regard to the assessment of physical fitness were also examined.

Methods:

As part of a retrospective study

health assessments from 323 reenlistment examinations were evaluated regarding the output measured during a bicycle ergometer test and compared with the BFT results of the candidates.

Results:

Overall

a good correlation was shown between the bicycle ergometer test results and the results achieved in the BFT disciplines. All three disciplines of the BFT showed a highly significant correlation with the relative output achieved during the bicycle ergometer test (

0.001)

and also

the overall BFT score was highly significantly correlated (

0.001). The overall rate of false-positive and false-negative results was 4.0%.

Conclusion:

The BFT results measured in the three physical fitness test items were highly correlated with the output measured during the bicycle ergometer tests. The rate of false-positive and false-negative results was low. The test items thus represent an appropriate measurement instrument because the test items require few equipment and less time. Additionally

a large number of subjects can be assessed. We suggest that it would be more useful to assess the physical fitness of this special group exclusively on the basis of the BFT instead of using the bicycle ergometer test.

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