Increased occupational physical activity does not improve physical fitness
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Increased occupational physical activity does not improve physical fitness.
AIM To determine the possible influence of high physical load in the workplace on the physical fitness of employees. METHODS The subjects (494 men) were tested by means of Baecke's questionnaire for evaluation of the Work Index, measuring occupational physical load. The EUROFIT battery of tests was used for testing the functional and motor abilities of the subjects. RESULTS Subjects with a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.12.983