The Prevention of Functional Destruction of the Cardiovascular System Among Radar Operators
Lt Col N.A. D'yarenko, M.C. · 1968
1968 Soviet military research found radar operators who did 15 minutes of prescribed exercise before work made 39% fewer errors, in a study of physical fitness and blood circulation.
Plain English Summary
Soviet military researchers studied 109 radar operators aged 20-23, with a control group of 54 operators, to learn the role of physical fitness on their blood circulation. Operators performed prescribed physical exercises for 15 minutes before going to work. Long hours of work in a stationary position were named among the causal factors in the functional cardiovascular disease noted among radar operators.
Why This Matters
This 1968 Soviet military study noted an increase of functional disease among radar operators in relation to their cardiovascular system and named long hours of work in a stationary position among the causal factors. Operators who systematically did their exercises before going to work made 39% fewer errors, and overall efficiency improved on the night shift as well as the day shift.
The physical exercises were developed in coordination with military medical academies. Table 1 summarizes physiological indicators of the status of the cardiovascular system: pulse frequency, systolic and diastolic pressures, stroke volume of heart, mean volume of the heart, and tolerance coefficient.
Finding
Those operators who systematically did their physical exercises before going to work made 39% fewer errors in performance.
In their words
“Those operators who systematically did their physical exercises before going to work made 39% fewer errors in performance.”
Show BibTeX
@article{the_prevention_of_functional_destruction_of_the_cardiovascular_system_among_rada_g7448,
author = {Lt Col N.A. D'yarenko and M.C.},
title = {The Prevention of Functional Destruction of the Cardiovascular System Among Radar Operators},
year = {1968},
}