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4 Studies Highlight Why Your Physical Fitness Matters

A recent online research roundup published by the National Strength & Conditioning Assn. adds to the ever-growing evidence that physical fitness matters in practical ways to public safety personnel. The report is included in the group’s quarterly journal, Tactical Strength & Conditioning, and was compiled by Dr. Rod Pope, associate professor of physiotherapy at Bond...
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Call To Action In The “Battle Of The Bulge”

Wisecracks about cops and donuts are annoying, but how far are they from the truth? Sgt. Mark St. Hilaire, one of a half dozen instructors who spoke on wellness topics at the latest ILEETA annual training conference, cites two pertinent items from the news of late: In the US, more than 40% of police officers,...
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Will Leisure-Time Martial Arts Training Help You In A Street Fight?

A research team wondered if officers who practice martial arts in their leisure time would perform police-trained defensive tactics better when physically attacked by a suspect. To find out, the team tested 66 officer volunteers, 59 of them male, seven female, at the Amsterdam Police Training Centre in the Netherlands. In addition to their police...
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Tests On Controlling Resistant Suspects Show Need For Fitness Scrutiny

Researchers at a police college in Norway have confirmed what intuitively seems obvious: an officer’s fitness level correlates significantly with his or her ability to control resistant subjects during arrest. “[O]ne of the most critical and stressful physical tasks” of police work is “getting control of a struggling suspect,” writes Thomas Dillern of the Norwegian...
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Unique New Force Science Study Tests Officers’ Endurance In Fights

A Force Science research team recently conducted unique tests with police volunteers to determine how long officers can typically endure in all-out fights with suspects and how a desperate struggle can affect memory. The results are expected to have important legal implications regarding the use of force. Administered under the guidance of Dr. Bill Lewinski,...
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10 Psychological Keys To Keeping Your Exercise Commitment…Or Building Any Other New Habits

Can writing a check to an activist organization you dislike help you get more exercise? Dr. Michael Asken, a psychologist with the Pennsylvania State Police, thinks so. That ploy is included among “effective strategies” he suggests for “increasing your chances of sticking to an exercise regimen.” Research has shown that that isn’t easy. “Many people...
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What You Need To Know About Back Pain

Chronic back pain–an affliction suffered by many police officers–can affect your brain. According to researchers from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, such chronic pain can cause premature aging by shrinking the brain’s gray matter as much as 11 per cent in one year, the equivalent of 10-20 years of normal aging, according to a...
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