The Effectiveness of Aerobic Exercise Interventions and Stress Coping skills Training on the Reduction of Job Stress among Employees of the Organization

Objectives: The present study investigates the effectiveness of aerobic training interventions and training coping skills to reduce stress among firefighting staff. Method: The study was a semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test with control group. Sixty individuals were selected from among the volunteer firefighting staff in Tehran. They were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (30) and control (30 people). The experimental group consisted of 36 sessions of 60 minutes (12 weeks and 3 days a week) in an increasing aerobic exercise program, and three 4-hour sessions at the stress coping training workshop, but the control group did not have such interventions. The data were analyzed before and after the intervention by health and safety stress (HSE) questionnaire and analyzed by ANCOVA test. Results: Aerobic exercise and stress coping training significantly reduce job stress in the experimental group at the level (error less than 5%) compared to the control group. Conclusion :The study shows that aerobic exercise and stress coping training can reduce the stress of work and, as a result, reduce mental stress and enhance the performance of the fire department staff.