Sense of Coherence and Past and/or Present Mental Health Problems Among Conscripts at Military Call-up in Northern Finland.

Introduction: Sense of coherence (SOC) refers to the psychosocial aspects and origins of health. Sense of coherence is related to physical and psychological health and quality of life. Military studies on SOC are commonly related to military deployment or operations, military training, and military fitness.

Physical activity, physical fitness and cardiometabolic health among Finnish military workers.

Introduction: The Western lifestyle challenges national defence. Inactivity, obesity, high BP and elevated lipid and glucose levels as well as tobacco use all increase cardiometabolic risk. The present study was thus aimed at investigating the health and physical activity of employees in a military environment, concentrating on comparisons between soldiers and civilians.

A 15-Year Longitudinal Study of Body Composition in Finnish Military Divers.

Introduction: Finnish military divers perform a great variety of tasks all year round, all of which require good physical health and fitness. Poor physical fitness can hinder the ability to cope with different situations. A high body fat percentage has been suggested to increase the risk of decompression sickness, whereas low muscle mass has been associated with an increased risk of musculoskeletal disorders and trauma.

Effects of 12-Month Training Intervention on Physical Fitness, Body Composition, and Health Markers in Finnish Navy Soldiers.

Background: Most Western adults do not meet the recommendations for sufficient activity, and obesity is a global problem. Similar trends are also seen among Western military personnel. Many successful physical training interventions have been carried out in military environments, but the interventions have been quite short term, and the training has been supervised.

Changes in cardiac function in Navy divers during four days of successive dives in very cold diving conditions.

Introduction And Methods: There is limited knowledge of cumulative effect of repetitive cold-water diving on cardiac function. Single cold dives cause some known cardiological risks, such as malign arrhythmia, due to a concurrent activation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic nervous system. A previous study from warmer water dives has shown that successive dives cause a decrease in vagal tone and a less responsive cardiovascular system.