Desempenho físico de policiais da companhia de choque com e sem equipamento de trabalho

Abstract

The Police Officers (PMs) of the Choque Company (CHOQUE) must have their physical performance monitored and the Physical Ability Requirement Evaluation (PARE) used by Canadian police can be an effective tool. The objective of this study was to analyze the physical performance of CHOQUE PMs with military physical education uniform (EFM) and with use of daily equipment (FARDADO) and also the physical fitness test (TAF) used by PMs. The sample contained 28 PMs of the CHOQUE that performed PARE on two conditions EFM and FARDADO on different days and in random order. The test T paired revealed diference siginificant (p<0,05) in the performance of PARE on two conditions EFM (253,9 ± 35,1 s) and FARDADO (283,5 ± 38,1 s). In turn, a Pearson’s correlation showed that there is a weak association between TAF and PARE performance (r = -0.417 and r² = 0.174). Therefore, the results show that the use of routine equipaments leads to a deficit in physical performance. On the other hand, the TAF e PARE showed an weak association, that indicates a shortcoming on the method of assesing physical fitness.