The Use of Fitness Testing to Predict Occupational Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Critical Review

Tactical personnel work in an occupation that involves tasks requiring a high level of cardiovascular fitness as well muscular strength and endurance. The aim this literature review was to identify critique studies investigating the relationship between physical fitness, quantified by assessment measures, occupational task performance. Databases were searched for relevant articles which assessed measure A total 15 included deemed be acceptable methodological quality (8.4/12 on Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklist). Included variety attributes tasks. Across tactical groups, there appear no standardized tests can determine performance, with aerobic anaerobic strength, endurance, power, agility all being associated wide range assessments appears required predict performance within personnel. Efforts should made base demands unique both environment requirements each individual unit.