Optimization of Motor Activity of Student Youth With the Use of Sports Games in the Educational Process

Abstract

The article states that physical activity has a positive effect on both mental and physical health and is an important, fundamental factor in the formation, maintenance and strengthening. The importance of optimizing the motor activity of students with the use of sports games in the educational process is determined. The necessity of increasing motivation for physical education classes with the help of sports games is substantiated. It is established that motor activity affects a person's social function, in particular, the adaptation to changes in their role in society in old age, provides an opportunity to play a more active role in society. It was found that volleyball and basketball are the most popular sports among modern youth. Motor activity is important in human life, because in the process of evolution it was formed as a biological human need along with the needs for food, water, self-preservation, and so on. It is known that during exercise in the human body certain mechanisms are triggered, as a result of which the functions of not only the muscular system, but also the respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous and digestive systems are strengthened. Despite the fact that today, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle is actively developing, the influence of regular exercise, various sports and moving games is known, the question of increasing physical activity among student youth still remains. As every year there is a tendency to reduce the level of physical fitness, deteriorating health, a phenomenon such is becoming more widespread, which also has a negative impact on the work of students.