Rivadeneyra CPE, Calero MS, Parra CHA

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Altitude training often stimulates and improves the oxygen consumption, for that reason, the study of the physical performance at different altitudes can establish some assumptions related to correct decisions. Objective: The present paper shows the difference of soldiers physical training at less than 500 m over the sea level and the same activity at over 2 000 m. Methods: It is applied the two-mile run test to most of the military of the Ecuadorian army, who are evaluated under the 3 219 m test twice a year in different regions of the country (coast and mountain range). The military studied keep a systematic physical training and relatively equal in all the geographic regions of the country, being an essential part of their professional performance. The sample of the study is made up by 26 000 soldiers, collecting data from June to November 2015. Results: It is demonstrated that the militaries of the coast have a better aerobic performance in terms of arithmetic mean than those from the sierra (mountain range) (13:50:15 and 14:10:01 respectively) although there are no significant differences (p= 0,940). Conclusions: The study demonstrated the existence of a similar effect of aerobic training, regardless of the meters over the sea level the militarys live in.