3.1. Sample/Physiological Responses. Table 1 presents the<br>male, female, and all firefighter demographic characteristics<br>while the physiological responses during simulated functional<br>tasks are displayed in Table 2.The Pearson’s correlation<br>coefficients for firefighters’ fitness parameters (cardiorespiratory<br>fitness and muscle strength levels) and each simulated<br>functional task are presented in Table 3. The coefficients<br>ranged from −0.30 to 0.20.The results indicated that the performance<br>on simulated functional tasks, based on the time ofcompletion, was related to fitness parameters. Negative Pearson’s<br>correlation coefficients indicated that higher VO2max<br>and/or strength levels were associated with faster completion<br>of tasks and, therefore, better firefighting performance.<br>For the hose drag task, cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max<br>mL/kg/min) and right grip strength (kg) demonstrated the<br>highest correlations of −0.30 and −0.25 (weak), respectively.<br>For the stair climb with a high-rise pack task, only cardiorespiratory<br>fitness (VO2max mL/kg/min), with a correlation<br>coefficient of −0.31, was associated with faster completion<br>times and thus higher performance. In predicting hose drag<br>completion times, firefighters’ age and right grip strength<br>scores were shown to be the two statistically significant (
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