The Assessment of Physical Fitness and Morphofunctional State of Female First-Year Students in Non-Linguistic Higher Education Institutions

Abstract


 
 
 The purpose of this research paper is to study physical fitness and functional state of female first-year students in Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture.
 Materials and methods. The study involved 100 female first-year students of general group aged 17-18, all after medical examination and obtaining doctor’s approval: the age group was 18 years old (n = 100). To meet the goals set, the following research methods were used: theoretical analysis and generalization of data in specialized scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical testing, anthropometric research methods, functional methods of cardiorespiratory system investigation and methods of mathematical statistics for processing the results of the research.
 Results. the conducted study proved the hypothesis on the necessity to improve the system of physical education in technical higher educational institutions, which is connected with the low level of physical fitness among students.
 Conclusions. The study revealed the low level of physical fitness among the investigated students in terms of speed and strength endurance indicators (with 83%), explosive physical force of the lower limbs (with 82%) and strength endurance of the upper limbs (with 68%), as well as reduced functional characteristics: resistance to hypoxia (according to the results of the Shtange test with 46% and the Gench test with 49%), workability (with 71%) and efficiency of cardiovascular system (with 55%). Low physical fitness levels among the tested girls necessitate the additional introduction of more intensive training. The high variability of the physical fitness indicators among the students requires personalization of the training process, as well as the obligatory use of express testing methods for the physical state of each student during a workout.
 
 

Discriminant analysis: peculiarities of impact of sports specialization on 3rd-year female students’ functional and motor fitness

“…The data confirm that the third year is a problematic period in physical education of students [19]. The findings complement the information on the need for additional introduction of more intensive forms of classes into the system of physical education of students [2,11,31], on the importance of motor activity in the educational process of students [32][33][34].…”

“…Introduction 1 Recently, there has been a noticeable deterioration in the state of health and a decline in motor fitness of students throughout the country, which causes concern among physical education specialists [1][2][3].…”

Impact of Physical Education on Peculiarities of Functional State of 18-22 Year Old Female Students’ Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

“…The era of urbanization, automation of production, strict regulation of work and leisure set before humanity new objectives aimed at improving the education system and training of highly qualified specialists (Chernenko, Honcharenko, & Marchenko, 2019;Solohubova, Lakhno, Shyyan, & Shyyan, 2020;Bielikova, Tsos, Indyka, Contiero, Pantik, Tomaschuk, Dedeliuk, & Podubinska, 2021). In the course of their study, Bakanova (2011), Podrigalo, Prusik, Krzysztof, andPrusik, Katarzyna (2012) observed insufficient motor activity and mental strain in young people.…”

Differentiation of Physical Loads in Female Students of Different Motor Ages

“…More and more studies are focusing on scientific substantiation of forms, methods and content of physical education in higher educational institutions. The key goals here are to increase its efficiency and the level of physical condition (Thorburnet al, 2019;Solohubova et al, 2020;Chernenko et al, 2020), to maintain students' health (Wrench, 2019). Examination of the level of students' physical condition while studying at higher educational institutions shows a steady tendency towards its deterioration.…”