Determination of first year students’ physical condition and physical fitness level

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https://doi.org/10.15561/20755279.2017.0303

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students, testing, level, physical condition

Abstract

Purpose: to study and find out first year students’ physical condition and physical fitness levels. Material: In the research first year students (n=86) participated. The age of the participants was 16 - 19 years. They passed the following tests for physical fitness: 100 meters’ run; run during 12 minutes; long jump from the spot; chin ups; torso rising from lying to sitting position during 1 minute; forward torso bending from sitting position, cm. Results: it was found that 41% of students have low and below average levels of physical condition and 76.35% - the same physical fitness level (unsatisfactory). So we came to conclusion that it was necessary to review the existing approaches to physical education system. It is recommended to increase the volume of compulsory classes of students’ motor functioning at the cost of the following: usage of optional classes; physical exercises’ practicing in free time; everyday motor activity in the form of morning exercises and sport games. Conclusions: the main reasons of students’ physical condition and physical fitness weakening during their studying are: restricted quantity of academic physical education classes; absence of students’ demand in systemic physical exercises’ practicing; students’ low motivation for physical education; absence of interest in physical exercises’ practicing in free time; students’ health worsening before entering higher educational establishment; imperfectness of school physical education.

Author Biography

V.G. Fotynyuk, National Aviation University

biohazard6666@ukr.net; pr. Komarova 1, 03058, Kiev, Ukraine

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2017-06-15

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Fotynyuk V. Determination of first year students’ physical condition and physical fitness level. Physical Education of Students. 2017;21(3):116-20. https://doi.org/10.15561/20755279.2017.0303
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