Association of military-specific reaction time performance with physical fitness and visual skills.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the present study was to explore whether military-specific reaction time (RT) test performance is affected by individuals' physical and visual skills.

Method

In a single testing session, the military-specific Simple and Go, No-Go RT, aerobic power (20-m Multistage Shuttle Run test), maximal upper- and lower-body mechanical capacities (bench press and squat against different loads), and visual skills (multiple object tracking and dynamic visual acuity) of 30 young men (15 active-duty military personnel and 15 sport science students) were evaluated.

Results

The main findings revealed that the Simple RT and Go, No-Go RT presented (1) with aerobic power non-significant small correlations in military personnel (r = -0.39 and -0.35, respectively

SUBMITTER: Janicijevic D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441139 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature