Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training

Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training - An Intervention Study Investigating the Influence of the Swiss Armed Forces' New Sport Concept on Physical and Psychological Parameters of the Recruits

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the new sport concept of the Swiss Armed Forces influences the physical and psychological fitness of the recruits.

The physical and psychological demands in the Swiss Army basic military service are high. Injury incidences in Swiss Army training schools are higher than in armed forces of other countries.There is evidence that progressive loading of physical demands at the beginning of basic military service and specific physical training can reduce injury incidences and attrition rates. A new sport concept by the Swiss Army takes into account these results of previous studies. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the influences of this new sport concept on the physical and psychological fitness as well as on the injury and attrition rates of the recruits.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Recruits of the Swiss Army rescue training schools 75 2/2015 and 3/2015

Exclusion Criteria:

• None