Body weight control and physical fitness of military persons in the Brazilian Air Force

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of physical activity on the control of body mass and analyze procedures for assessing the fitness of personnel Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The literature review revealed as evidence that obesity, physical inactivity and poor cardiorespiratory are predictors of disease and mortality. The evaluation test of fitness ("Test of Avalia????o do Condicionamento Fisico-TACF") applied to the staff of FAB can detect overweight and evaluate the fitness of individuals. The literature clearly shows that physical activity leads to weight loss and this article proposes to implement a program of control of body mass including both physical activity and dietary advice to improve the health of every person of FAB abnormalities that are detected by the weight TACF. Further studies will be needed, focused on representative samples of different ranks and positions within the FAB