Category: Fitness
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Training Zones – Police Fitness 4
Understanding training zones is essential for proper training. Five training zones are distinguished by heart rates or the rate of perceived exertion. Knowing your training zones will assist you in your exercise selections. heart rate Knowing your heart rate and the percentage of your maximum heart rate (HR max) is the best way to determine…
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Exercise Selection – Police Fitness 3
Now that we have examined the fitness tests required by police services and the different types of energy systems, it is time to discuss exercise selection. Specificity One of the “rules” of fitness is the rule of specificity. This rule states that a person needs to train for the end result. If you aim…
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Energy Systems – Police Fitness
Three Energy Systems The are three energy systems that our body uses. The food we eat provides the fuel but the body has to break down that fuel from a biological state to an chemical state. MACRONUTRIENTS The three macro nutrients are carbohydrates, fat and protein. The body can utilize each of these as energy…
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Police Fitness 101
Police Fitness Policing is a very high demand profession that attracts fit men and women. The initial training entails lots of physical fitness work to get the young officers into shape. Yet, what happens after they graduate. How does police fitness progress as the years roll on? Initial Training At the Academy Initial police fitness…