The Impact of Obesity on Back and Core Muscular Endurance in Firefighters

• Main Authors: John M. Mayer (Author), James L. Nuzzo (Author), Ren Chen (Author), William S. Quillen (Author), Joe L. Verna (Author), Rebecca Miro (Author), Simon Dagenais (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between obesity and measures of back and core muscular endurance in firefighters. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in career firefighters without low back pain. Obesity measures included body mass index (BMI) and body fat percen...