Graduation-stage physical fitness as a predictor of operational performance and injury risk among police recruits: a prospective cohort study
Graduation-stage physical fitness is a strong and actionable predictor of early-career success and injury resilience in law enforcement. These findings support incorporating fitness assessments at academy exit into operational readiness protocols, guiding evidence-based deployment decisions and targeted postacademy conditioning programmes.
Authors
- Dongming Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-6788)
Institutions
- Zhejiang Police College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002871
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00