Níveis de atividade física dos bombeiros militares de trindade- goiás

Abstract

The physical and mental well-being of the military firefighter soldier is directly linked to his ability to work and the way he can perform his task in the best way. The objective of this work was to verify the level of regular physical activity of Firefighters in the municipality of Trindade-GO. A cross-sectional descriptive research was carried out. The measurement instruments used were: the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short version; to assess the level of physical activity according to the IC. Along with this, a Socio-Demographic Questionnaire was used. A total of 30 firefighters from the Trindade Fire Department - GO participated in the study, of which 23% were classified as Very Active, 30% as Irregularly Active and 7% as sedentary. It can be concluded that the majority of the military firefighters of the 15th Battalion are considered physically active and in accordance with what is expected for their performance in their profession.