Association Between The Levels Of Physical Activity And Cardiorespiratory Fitness Among Security Guards

Background: Physical fitness is important in most high physically demanding jobs especially in the security services. It has to be ensured that the security guards are both physically fit for work, by matching their capabilities with the physical requirement for their job, and physically fit for life. Cardiorespiratory fitness has a strong relationship with physical activity. This study aims to explore the correlation that exists between physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness among the security guards. Method: A total of 50 healthy security guards aged 20-40 years (mean 31) participated in the study. Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to assess the physical activity level among the security guards. Metabolic Equivalent (MET) was used to express the intensity of physical activity. The data collected related to the perception of guards on physical activity at work, transport, recreation and sedentary. Cardiorespiratory fitness was determined by a submaximal progressive protocol performed by the Chester step test. The Chester step test evaluated the aerobic capacity of the security guards. Results: Spearman correlation test revealed a significant strong positive correlation (r= 0.847, p<0.01) between physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness. Work domain and transport domain showed positive correlations with aerobic capacity (i.e. r= 0.811, p<0.01 and r= 0.383, p=0.006 respectively). On average, 3469.60 (2141.63) MET minutes per week were spent in physical activity. Average VO2 max was 60.6 (11.8) ml/kg/min. Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest that physical activity is strongly associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in security guards.

To study correlation between neck pain and cranio-vertebral angle in young adults

Introduction: Neck pain is a common disorder. Poor posture might result in muscular imbalance that causes a faulty relationship among various body parts. Forward head posture is one of the most common cervical abnormalities that predispose individuals toward pathological conditions, such as headache, neck pain, and temporomandibular disorders. Aim: The aim of the study was to find the relationship between CV angle and neck pain. Materials and method: 50 patients were evaluated and included in the study. They were evaluated for pain using Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and the forward head posture was assessed by measuring CV angle. The total duration of the study was 6 months. Analysis was done using SPSS Version 20. Results: Spearman’s correlation test was used to find correlation between CV angle and neck pain and the r value was found to be -0.731 with the level of significance 0.01. Conclusion: A moderate to good negative correlation was found between CV angle and neck pain.