Objectives Worldwide decreases in physical fitness and increases in body fat among youth
have set challenges for armed forces to recruit physically capable soldiers. Therefore …

Physically demanding essential military tasks include load carriage, manual material
handling and casualty evacuation. This narrative review characterizes the main physical …

During operational activities, military personnel face extremely demanding circumstances,
which when combined lead to severe fatigue, influencing both their well-being and …

Physiological models provide useful summaries of complex interrelated regulatory functions.
These can often be reduced to simple input requirements and simple predictions for …

Systematic review and meta-analysis applying PRISMA guidelines with a PICOS format was
constructed to provide an overview of changes in physical performance, body composition …

Introduction The weight that soldiers are required to carry in training and in combat has
continually increased over the years. Changes in load carried or pace of activity will alter the …

This study aimed to elucidate cardiovascular loads (CVL) in construction workers during
work and leisure by relative heart rate (RHR) over several days. Furthermore, we sought to …

Background This study evaluated cognitive workload in soldiers undertaking a long duration
march wearing different loads. Methods Military participants (n= 12 men and n= 10 women) …

Load carriage (LC) refers to the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and/or load‐
bearing apparatus that is mostly worn over the thoracic cavity. A commonplace task across …

Introduction Dismounted military operations often involve prolonged load carriage over
complex terrain, which can result in excessive metabolic costs that can directly impair …