Longitudinal Changes in Physical Fitness Attributes of Male Police Officers During a 12‑Week Physical Training ProgramOACSCD

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a 12-week physical training program on police officers’physical fitness attributes.Thirty male police officers(age,31.03±3.15 years)participated in this experimental study,having carried out a 12-week physical training program(01-04/2023),3 times/week with an average duration of 1 h/session(through circuit work,body weight exercises,and exercises with additional weight).The physical fitness evaluations were performed at three time points(weeks:0,T0;8,T1;12,T2),and consisted of morphological(height,weight,waist circumference,fat and muscle mass,body mass index,and waist-to-height ratio)and fitness(push-ups;sit-ups;pull-ups;handgrip;horizontal jump;shuttle-run test;t-test;sit-reach test)evaluations.Were observed significant improvements at(i)8 week(T1),in waist circumference,waist-to-height ratio,and all fitness tests(except in flexibility,handgrip right/left sum,and VO_(2max));and(ii)12 weeks(T2),in relative fat mass,relative muscle mass,waist circumference,waist-to-height ratio,and all the fitness tests.Although 8 weeks of training allowed us to observe improvements in most of the physical fitness attributes,all of them improved significantly in the 12-week physical training program.In accordance,prolonging the duration of the training program from,8 to 12 weeks,results in strong improvement in the physical fitness of police officers.