Study on the trainability of Japanese firefighters

消防员必须足够强壮，才能在炎热和烟雾弥漫的环境中执行任务，但日本消防员的平均年龄约为40岁，而且还在增加。本研究旨在探讨日本消防员的可训练性。他们每年都会进行体检、体能测试和累积疲劳症状检查，并进行体育锻炼。训练项目包括burpee、仰卧起坐、地板俯卧撑、半深蹲和台阶项目（10-15分钟），每周1 - 2次，每次1小时，持续3年（1997 - 2000）。研究结果如下：1。消防员的血脂水平高于日本人的平均水平。健身水平高于普通日本人的肌肉耐力。从训练效果来看，在训练开始1年后，总体能水平有所提高，并保持在提高后的水平。训练效果方面，训练开始后1年累积疲劳症状得分下降，并保持改善。

Firefighters have to be strong enough to carry out their job in hot and smoke-filled environments, but the average age of Japanese firefighters is about forty, and is increasing.This study was undertaken in order to investigate the trainability of Japanese firefighters. They took medical checks, fitness tests and examinations of cumulative fatigue symptoms every year, and they did physical training programs. The training programs involved burpee, sit-ups, floor push-ups, half-squats and step programs (10-15 mins) for about one hour once or twice a week for 3 years (from 1997 to 2000).The findings were as follows,1. Serum lipid levels in firefighters were higher than in average Japanese.2. The fitness levels were superior to average Japanese in muscular endurance.3. As for the effects of the training, the total fitness level increased 1 year after training began, and the improved level was maintained.4. As for the effects of training, the score of cumulative fatigue symptoms decreased 1 year after training began and the improvement was maintained.