Ergometric testing was performed in 96 officers of the Yugoslav Army, aged 30-59, with subjective troubles in the heart region and normal findings obtained by routine diagnostic procedures. In 36 examined officers (37.5%) ergometric finding was normal. In the rest of them, four different types of abnormal reactions of the cardiovascular system to exercise were recorded: myocardial ischemia (48.3%), abnormal reaction of blood pressure (24.1%), abnormal heart rates (16.1%) and extrasystoles (11.5%). The statistically significant correlation was found between subjective troubles in the heart region and positive ergometric findings.

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[Evaluation of physical fitness in military personnel using the 1600 meter running test].

Validity of 1600 m running test in estimation of physical fitness of Yugoslav Army personnel was examined through the degree of correspondence between the results achieved in the test and the values of maximum oxygen consumption. The coefficients of linear correlation between these two indices are not statistically significant, and amount to -0.36 (in 87 cadets) and -0.14 (in 114 officers). The authors conclude that 1600 m running test is not a valid measure of endurance, as an element of physical fitness of military personnel and they elaborate the reasons of its unreliability.

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[Standards of physical fitness in Yugoslav military personnel].

With the aim to develop the standards of aerobic capacity as one of the basic elements of physical fitness of the military personnel, the authors worked out an original method, based on determination of energy requirements for different military activities, and on WHO principle for estimation of working capacity. According to the data on application of these standards in the group of 176 officers in the Yugoslav Armed forces, shown in the paper, even 53.4% og the officers have the aerobic capacity less than required for the duties they perform. Comparing their standards to those used in some other armies, the authors point out the validity of the same and an imperative to be introduced into Yugoslav Armed forces.

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