Students’ Health and its Interrelation with Physical Fitness Level

Abstract

The level and dynamics of students' physical health during the 1 st and the 2 nd years of studying at a Ukrainian higher educational institution are investigated in this article, and the interrelation between the indicators of students' health and physical fitness is defined. Seventy-three students of Zhytomyr National Agroecological University (38 male and 35 female students) took part in the investigation. The level of the students' physical health was evaluated according to the methodology of Professor Apanasenko based on the anthropometry indicators (body weight and lengths, lung capacity, wrist power) and the state of the cardiovascular system (heart rate, blood pressure, heart rate recovery). It has been determined that the physical health level of both male and female students did not improve during the 1 st and the 2 nd years of studying; more than 80% of the students (both men and women) have below middle and low levels of health; the overall points are measured by 2.31-3.27 points. It indicates the lack of the efficiency of the current system of physical education at Ukrainian higher educational institutions and the necessity of the search for the means of its improvement. The correlation analysis defined an authentic interrelation (p<0.05) between the students' physical fitness level and the indicators of their health. Most of the authentic correlation connections are defined due to the results in the endurance and power exercises.

Motor Activity as the Basis of a Healthy Lifestyle of Student Youth

“…Motor activity is conditioned by three factors, including biological, social and personal [6,15]. The amount of motor activity of students and the needs of their organisms also depend on the age, gender, the type of constitution, morphofunctional capabilities, the type of nervous system, heredity, the level of physical fitness, motivation for classes, lifestyle, geographical and climatic conditions, the amount of free time and the character of its use, etc.…”

Formation of Health and Fitness Competencies of Students in the Process of Physical Education

“…Without concerning this relationship, the efficient solving of educational, pedagogical, and wellness problems can be quite complicated when forming students' readiness for future professional activity. An efficient system of physical education must meet the following requirements: a) to ensure purposeful motor activity of all segments of the population and, on this basis, to promote the increase of physical fitness, health improvement, and the prevention of diseases; b) to guarantee the accessibility and quality of motor health services; c) to carry out the formation of the necessary human, financial, material, and technical resources and their rational use (Rus 2017;Prontenko et al, 2019;O. Kharchenko, N. Kharchenko, & Shaparenko, 2019;Melnyk, 2019).…”

Current State of Students’ Health and Its Improvement in the Process of Physical Education

“…However, young people, who are students, have higher resiliency, no discomfort, their mood and well-being are good, they are full of vigor and strength, and a careful examination can show no definite abnormality [9,10]. However, the majority of students usually do not have such vivid manifestations of health, well-being is a subjective characteristic [8,11]. Much of the scientists consider the term "health" as a condition of an organism that enables a person to implement the genetic program in the specific conditions of the socio-cultural existence of a human to the maximum extent [12,13].…”