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Olympics
female athletes' mean BMI, 52 , 53-54
Operation Joint Endeavor, 194
Operational rations
gender differences in preferences and consumption, 237-238
nutrient density, 116-118 , 162-163
nutritional status of active-duty women, influence on, 116-122 , 161 -163
Overweight
prevalence in military women, 93 , 96
See also Dieting;
Obesity prevention;
Weight;
Weight loss methods;
Weight management issues;
Weight management programs
P
Parity. See Children
Perceptions of Wellness and Readiness Assessment (POWR'95), 19 , 94 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 175 , 181 , 185 , 187 , 217-218 , 226-227 , 238
Performance
body fat and, 75-76
cognitive, x , 119 , 192-193
FFM and, 76-77 , 182-183
improvement strategies, military, 77-80
job redesign, 79-80
neuropsychological function of women, and zinc and iron nutriture, 231-232
occupational training, 77-80
physical, x , 118-119
physical, effects of alterations in excess weight, 230
physical, relationship to body composition and FFM, 182-183
physical, women's, and body composition, 221
strength training, military, 77-80
See also Job redesign
Performance testing
Army physical performance tests, failure rates, 68
Canadian Forces task performance testing, 71
civilian, xi , 72-75
civilian law enforcement and fire services testing policies, 31 , 73-74 , 288-289
methods, 27 , 70-72
military, x , xi , 2-3 , 13 , 26 , 27 , 70-72
policies of various government agencies, 31 , 73-74
strength and endurance tests and standards, 16
See also Criterion performance tasks (CPTs);
Incremental dynamic lift test;
Performance
PFT. See Physical fitness test (PFT)
Physical Activity and Health , 63
Physical fitness
Air Force assessment, 230
assessment, civilian, 72-75
assessment, military, 27 , 31 , 34 , 64-72 , 230
BMI and, 15
body composition and, 3 , 51-52 , 55 , 198
body fat standards vs., 52
definition, 62-64
health and, 64-69
injuries and, 77
law enforcement/fire services, civilian, assessment policies, 288-289
military accession, minimum standards, 198
military policies, ix , x , 5-7 , 61-80 , 176-179 , 254-258
military policy/standards compliance estimates, 179-181
military standards, x , 3 , 14-16 , 64-72 , 157-161
military women and, x , 219-220
MOSs and, 70-72
nutrition and physical activity impact on, military women, x
occupation-related, 70-72
postpartum and, 127-133 , 142-143 , 146-147 , 163-165
pregnancy and, 127-133 , 163-165
task performance and, x , xi , 2-3 , 13 , 70-72 , 75-80
two-tiered body composition/fitness screen, recommendations, 14-16 , 158 , 159
variables affecting, 62
See also Athletics;
Exercise;
Physical training;
Physical readiness test (PRT);
Readiness, military
Physical fitness test (PFT), 80 , 88 , 90 , 177 , 179 , 180 , 216 , 217
Air Force, 184 , 255
Army, 183 , 228 , 255
compliance, 180
policies, 64-66
postpartum policies, 127-133
See also Physical fitness;
Physical training
Physical readiness test (PRT)
Marine Corps, 255
Navy, 183-184 , 229 , 254-255
See also Physical fitness
Physical training
injury risk impact of for Army women in BCT, 243-245
military fitness programs, 64-72 , 183-185 , 228 , 229
military ongoing training, 16 , 69 , 72 , 160 , 191-192
See also Basic combat training (BCT);
Exercise;
Physical fitness test (PFT);
Physical fitness;
Physical readiness test (PRT)
Police forces. See Law enforcement services
Police Officers' Physical Abilities Test (POPAT)
job-specific, 73
Population characteristics
women in military, characteristics, x , 174-176 , 198 , 215-216
See also Age distribution;
Educational attainment;
Ethnicity;
Gender;
Martial status