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Body Mass Bias Mitigation for Females in Military Physical Readiness Testing through Load Carriage Implementation
- Date Issued:
- 2015
- Abstract/Description:
- The US Military requires specific fitness testing, known as the Physical Readiness Test (PRT), for its members to determine their overall fitness levels. The test currently being used has been shown to have bias towards heavier mass individuals of up to 20%. Prior research has been completed and several recommendations have been made to eliminate mass bias, but this has been conducted almost exclusively on males. There is very little data and research on military physical fitness testing for women besides combat specific evolution exercises. A possibility exists to eliminate the bias for females through implementing load carriage during PRT events. A specified load is to be placed on women while performing the PRT and compared to a non-loaded control test. The results should show if the load carriage devised has a beneficial effect on current testing methods through eliminating the mass bias for women.
Title: | Body Mass Bias Mitigation for Females in Military Physical Readiness Testing through Load Carriage Implementation. |
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Name(s): |
Yeaton, Aaron, Author McCauley, Pamela, Committee Chair Rabelo, Luis, Committee Member Lee, Gene, Committee Member Cummings, Nancy, Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Date Issued: | 2015 | |
Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | The US Military requires specific fitness testing, known as the Physical Readiness Test (PRT), for its members to determine their overall fitness levels. The test currently being used has been shown to have bias towards heavier mass individuals of up to 20%. Prior research has been completed and several recommendations have been made to eliminate mass bias, but this has been conducted almost exclusively on males. There is very little data and research on military physical fitness testing for women besides combat specific evolution exercises. A possibility exists to eliminate the bias for females through implementing load carriage during PRT events. A specified load is to be placed on women while performing the PRT and compared to a non-loaded control test. The results should show if the load carriage devised has a beneficial effect on current testing methods through eliminating the mass bias for women. | |
Identifier: | CFE0006020 (IID), ucf:51009 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
2015-12-01 Ph.D. Engineering and Computer Science, Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Doctoral This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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Subject(s): | Military -- Fitness -- PRT -- Navy -- Mass bias | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006020 | |
Restrictions on Access: | public 2015-12-15 | |
Host Institution: | UCF |