Here’s a really good read on our capabilities regarding some published work for Mines Rescue Workers in Australia. In short - we’re not fit enough. See link for the full paper below 👇🏼 CONCLUSION: Relying on actual rescues or mining related work to provide adequate training is generally insufficient to maintain, let alone increase, physical fitness. It is therefore recommended that standards of required physical fitness be developed and mines rescue personnel undergo regularly training (and assessment) in order to maintain these standards. Credit: Physical capacity of rescue personnel in the mining industry lan B Stewart *1,2, Michael D McDonald?, Andrew P Hunt' and Tony W Parker. Link: researchgate.net/...