Validity and reliability of a modified version of the Chester Treadmill Walking Test (Police) as an alternative to the 15-Metre Multi-Stage Police Fitness Test
dc.contributor.author | Birks, Andrew | * |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-21T15:14:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-21T15:14:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Birks, A. (2015). Validity and reliability of a modified version of the Chester treadmill walking test (police) as an alternative to the 15-metre multi-stage police fitness test. (Master's thesis). University of Chester, United Kingdom. | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620305 | |
dc.description.abstract | Police forces in England and Wales require new recruits and serving officers to pass an annual fitness test, reaching level 5:4 on the 15-metre MSFT, a predicted VO2max of 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1. This current standard is based on linear regression analysis from directly measured V O2max during a treadmill protocol and number of shuttles achieved during the 15-metre MSFT. The oxygen cost at level 5:4 has not been attained during the 15-metre MSFT, and the reliability of this test has not be investigated, therefore, the present study aims to investigate whether level 5:4 requires an O2 cost of 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1, and whether this is a repeatable measure. Due to police officers unable to complete the 15-metre MSFT due to musculoskeletal impairments, the CTWT, used within the fire service, has been proposed as an alternative occupational fitness test. A modified version of the CTWT (Police) requires a constant treadmill speed of 6 km·h−1 with 3% increments in treadmill gradient every 2 minutes up until 10 minutes (12% gradient), when predicted V O2 of 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1 will have been achieved. The validity and reliability of this test has not been examined using direct measurement of V O2, therefore, prior to potential inclusion as an alternative fitness test, the validity and reliability of the test require investigation to determine whether 10 minutes is a valid and reliable measure of 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1, demonstrating that successful completion requires a VO2max of at least 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Chester | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Chester treadmill walk test | en |
dc.subject | multi-stage police fitness test | en |
dc.subject | police | en |
dc.title | Validity and reliability of a modified version of the Chester Treadmill Walking Test (Police) as an alternative to the 15-Metre Multi-Stage Police Fitness Test | en |
dc.type | Thesis or dissertation | en |
dc.type.qualificationname | MSc | en |
dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters Degree | en |
html.description.abstract | Police forces in England and Wales require new recruits and serving officers to pass an annual fitness test, reaching level 5:4 on the 15-metre MSFT, a predicted VO2max of 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1. This current standard is based on linear regression analysis from directly measured V O2max during a treadmill protocol and number of shuttles achieved during the 15-metre MSFT. The oxygen cost at level 5:4 has not been attained during the 15-metre MSFT, and the reliability of this test has not be investigated, therefore, the present study aims to investigate whether level 5:4 requires an O2 cost of 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1, and whether this is a repeatable measure. Due to police officers unable to complete the 15-metre MSFT due to musculoskeletal impairments, the CTWT, used within the fire service, has been proposed as an alternative occupational fitness test. A modified version of the CTWT (Police) requires a constant treadmill speed of 6 km·h−1 with 3% increments in treadmill gradient every 2 minutes up until 10 minutes (12% gradient), when predicted V O2 of 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1 will have been achieved. The validity and reliability of this test has not been examined using direct measurement of V O2, therefore, prior to potential inclusion as an alternative fitness test, the validity and reliability of the test require investigation to determine whether 10 minutes is a valid and reliable measure of 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1, demonstrating that successful completion requires a VO2max of at least 35 mL · min–1 · kg–1. |