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To successfully complete safety standards and rescue protocols, FFs are required to accomplish minimum values of relative VO<jats:sub>2max<\/jats:sub>. Physical fitness programs for FFs must take into consideration physiological demands, being essential not only for professional tasks but also as a guarantee of their personal safety. This research aimed to investigate the influence of specific functional training (FT) with and without personal protective equipment (PPE) and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) on the FFs\u2019 cardiorespiratory fitness.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Sixty FFs were randomly allocated in three groups (EG1 training with PPE+SCBA; EG2 training with regular fitness equipment and the control group) and enrolled for a 24-week (two sessions\/week) FT intervention program. FFs were assessed in anthropometric and 12-minute Cooper test, pre and post-intervention.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Both training groups demonstrated significant improvements from baseline to post intervention EG1 VO<jats:sub>2max<\/jats:sub> (39.8 \u00b1 6.5ml.kg<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>.min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup> and 41.2 \u00b1 5.6ml.kg<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>.min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>, p &lt; 0.001, +3.5%; EG2 VO<jats:sub>2max<\/jats:sub> 41.5 \u00b1 8.3ml.kg<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>.min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup> and 42.5 \u00b1 7.5ml.kg<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>.min<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>, p &lt; 0.05, +2.4%).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The proposed FT intervention, considering the provided equipment in all fire departments, and even without running tasks, seems to be adequate for developing FFs\u2019 VO<jats:sub>2max<\/jats:sub>. Regular FT with PPE+SCAB must be encouraged to improve adequate VO2max and fitness levels related to firefighting specific tasks.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2478\/pjst-2021-0008","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,16]],"date-time":"2021-07-16T00:02:38Z","timestamp":1626393758000},"page":"8-13","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Firefighters Cardiorespiratory Fitness Parameters after 24 Weeks of Functional Training with and without Personal Protective Equipment"],"prefix":"10.2478","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Nuno","family":"Lajoso-Silva","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Vigo , Faculty of Educational Sciences & Sports Sciences , Pontevedra , Spain"}]},{"given":"Pedro","family":"Bezerra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Viana do Castelo, Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer , Viana do Castelo , Portugal"}]},{"given":"Bruno","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Viana do Castelo, Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer , Viana do Castelo , Portugal"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9 Maria Cancela","family":"Carral","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Vigo , Faculty of Educational Sciences & Sports Sciences , Pontevedra , Spain"}]}],"member":"374","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025012521050252263_j_pjst-2021-0008_ref_001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"1. 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