Adapted Marching Distances and Physical Training Decrease Recruits‘ Injuries and Attrition

Roos, Lilian; Boesch, Maria; Sefidan, Sandra; Frey, Franz; Mäder, Urs; Annen, Hubert; Wyss, Thomas (2015). Adapted Marching Distances and Physical Training Decrease Recruits‘ Injuries and Attrition Military Medicine, 180(3), pp. 329-336. Oxford University Press 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00184

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There is evidence that progressive loading of physical demands at the beginning of basic military service and specific physical training can reduce injury incidences. Therefore, aim of this study was to measure the effects of a progressive increase in marching distances and an adapted physical training program on injury incidence and attrition rate in a Swiss Army infantry training school. One company reduced the distances covered on foot during the first 4 weeks of basic military training. A second company performed an adapted physical training program for 10 weeks. A third company participated in both interventions combined, and a fourth company served as a control group without any intervention. The injury incidences and attrition rates of 651 male recruits were registered during 21 weeks of military service. Several predictor variables for injury and attrition, such as physical fitness, previous injuries, level of previous physical activity, smoking, motivation, and socioeconomic factors, were assessed as well. The data were analyzed using binary logistic backward regressions. Each intervention separately had a favorable effect on injury prevention. However, combining the 2 interventions resulted in the greatest reduction in injury incidence rate (-33%). Furthermore, the adapted physical training successfully reduced the military service attrition rates (-53%).

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen SFISM > EHSM - Lehre und Sportpädagogik > Monitoring
Name:	Roos, Lilian; Boesch, Maria; Sefidan, Sandra; Frey, Franz; Mäder, Urs; Annen, Hubert and Wyss, Thomas
ISSN:	0026-4075 (Print) 1930-613X (Online)
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Service Account
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2021 13:00
Last Modified:	15 Feb 2021 13:00
Publisher DOI:	10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00184
Related URLs:	Publication
PubMed ID:	25735025
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Smoking Military personnel Motivation Marching Experimental attrition
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.10915
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/10915