Quantifying the thermal demands of the British Military Annual Fitness Test: an observational study and randomised control trial
The most thermally demanding section of the RFT(S) is the best-effort LC2. When environmental temperatures are cool to temperate, the RFT(S) does not pose a thermal risk to serving personnel and can be safely conducted up to a WBGT of 20°C, as per current policy.
Authors
- Doug Thake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-2137)
- Natalia Galán-López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7402-0042)
- Sanjeev Davey
- Sally Handford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5556-7285)
- Fiona N. Manderson Koivula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0469-6263)
- Julie P. Greeves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0793-5338)
- C D Young
- Sophie L. Wardle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1847-9094)
- Kirsty Waldock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2366-7647)
- Benjamin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6826-7463)
- Brandonn S. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4789-2970)
Institutions
- United States Department of the Army (US)
- Loughborough University (GB)
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- Loughborough College (GB)
- United States Army (US)
- Society of Interventional Radiology (US)
- University College London (GB)
- Coventry University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Military Health
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2025-002955
- Primary Topic
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00