Key result
A 4-week exercise circuit training intervention significantly improved vascular health measures (FMD, IMT, and PP) in volunteer firefighters compared to non-firefighters (p<0.05).
Why the study?
Does a 4-week exercise circuit training intervention improve vascular health and blood pressure in volunteer firefighters compared to non-firefighters?
Population
Volunteer firefighters (N = 27) and a control group of non-firefighters (N = 25) from the Philadelphia PA area
Comparison
4-week exercise circuit training (CT) intervention vs Control group of non-firefighters who also…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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May support circuit training for vascular health in firefighters; extends observational data but leaves open long-term CV outcomes.
Does a 4-week exercise circuit training intervention improve vascular health and blood pressure in volunteer firefighters compared to non-firefighters?
p-value: p=<0.05
A 4-week circuit training program significantly improves vascular structure, function, and blood pressure in volunteer firefighters, suggesting a viable strategy to mitigate their high occupational cardiovascular risk.
Getty et al. (2018) studied this question. Exercise circuit training (CT) vs. Non-firefighters was evaluated on Vascular health measures (FMD, IMT, and PP) (p=<0.05). A 4-week exercise circuit training intervention significantly improved vascular health measures (FMD, IMT, and PP) in volunteer firefighters compared to non-firefighters (p<0.05).
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