Evaluation of selected Physical Fitness Variables of the Nigerian Police Force Lagos Nigeria
Journal Title: Choregia - Year 2017, Vol 13, Issue 2
Abstract
The physical fitness of member of the Nigerian Armed Forces NAF (Military) para-military and physical and health educators are of great importance to their mobility and health. Available studies have centered on growth, development and combat readiness of the NAF and police respectively. But non have critically examined their physical fitness characteristic (PFC) or/ as recommended by United Nations Military/Paramilitary fitness Norms (UNMFNS) Therefore, this study evaluated selected PF, variable age, Resting Heart Rate (RHR) Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) Agility and speed characteristic of officers and men of Nigerian Police in Lagos. The ex-post factor research design was employed. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select forty (40) participants from officers (n=20) and men (n=20). Data were collected using illenois Agility run (r=93) sphygmomanometer (r=0.97) and analyses using mean, standard deviation of variance and paired t-test for significant differences in the relationship among the selected PF variable (Health and performance) speed and the physiological variable. All hypothesis for the study were tested at the 95% degree of confidence interval. There were significant differences in speed, (t=3.483, P<0.05) SBP (t=2.791, P<0.05) Agility (t=2.970, P<0.05). No significant difference in (DBP) based on the findings; Nigerian police force (both officers and men) did not measured up to the (UNMFNS)&PFC in speed Agility and SBP, There were some disparities between fitness level of officer and men of the N.P.
Authors and Affiliations
Adedugbe Benjamin Oluwole (PhD)| Department of Human Kinetics and Health, Faculty of Education, Adekunle Ajasin University P.M.B 001, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.4127/ch.2017.0125
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