การประเมินสมรรถภาพร่างกายนายทหารนักเรียน โรงเรียนเสนาธิการทหารบก หลักสูตรหลักประจำชุดที่ 84

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to assess physical fitness level in Student Officers who enrolled the Royal Thai  Army Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) Class 84 between October 2005 - September 2006.  According to Royal Thai Army physical fitness test maximal numbers of push-ups sit-ups within 2 minutes and 2-kilometer run were tested twice yearly during CGSOC in 226 student officers (age: 38.1 ± 3.5 years body mass  index: 24.9 ± 3.6 kg/m2). The comparison between the first and the second physical fitness test by using paired-samples t-test presented the significant increase in the number of push-ups sit-ups and the fitness test scoresnd  the significant decrease in 2-kilometer run time (p<0.001). The present study shows the improvement of the student officers physical fitness which may be due to health promotion activities during CGSOC.