Fit for Fire
A 10-Week Low-Cost Hift Experiential Learning Initiative between Underrepresented Kinesiology Undergraduates and Hypertensive Deconditioned Firefighters Improves Their Health and Fitness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22048167 |
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| Authors | Melanie Poudevigne (0000-0002-2320-6293, Clayton State University, corresponding author), Christina Day (University of Connecticut), Christina A Day (University of Connecticut), Eon Campbell (0000-0002-0443-7555, University of the West Indies System), Da’Lynn Mills (Clayton State University), Reginald Porter (Clayton State University), Ximena Zornosa (Clayton State University), Thomas Andre (0000-0003-4148-3662, University of Mississippi) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 33 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci11010033 |
| OpenAlex | W3125532708 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
The aims of this study were to investigate the feasibility of an experiential learning initiative led by minority exercise science undergraduates and to observe the adaptations after a 10-week high-intensity functional training (HIFT) program in 34 underrepresented, hypertensive, and overweight/obese professional firefighters (PFF; age: 36.8 ± 11.0 years, body weight: 97.3 ± 21.5 kg, height: 181.7 ± 6.6 cm; BMI: 29.2 ± 4.9 kg/m2). Data were analyzed for muscular strength and endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, body composition, agility, flexibility, and readiness for change. The PFFs trained two to three times weekly during their work shifts at vigorous intensity for 40 min. Their resting diastolic blood pressure and resting heart rate significantly decreased. Improvements in agility, muscular strength, and readiness for change were observed. This HIFT experiential learning initiative was feasible and beneficial and improved the PFFs’ health and physical fitness with limited resources. Accredited programs in exercise science participating in low-cost initiatives may aid in mitigating public service workers’ compensation and injury rates to better respond to occupational demands
Blood pressure · Cardiorespiratory fitness · Experiential learning · Heart rate · Kinesiology · Obesity · Overweight · Pedagogy · Physical fitness · Physical strength · Physical therapy · Sports medicine · Medicine · Occupational Health and Performance · Psychology · Sports injuries and prevention · Sports Performance and Training · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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