Physical culture and sport/ 1. Physical culture and sport: problems, research, proposals

 

Chekhovska A.Yu.

National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”

 

Aerobics and fitness as a method of making healthy of student young people in the process of teaching in the higher educational establishment.

Abstract: The article deals with the significance of doing aerobics and fitness, their influence on forming the picture of norms and rules of healthy way of life, increase of general and special capacity, education of physical qualities, correction of figure, posture, in the process of students educational activity.

Keywords: health, ability to work, studying, aerobics, fitness, students, methods, skills, experience, physical education.

Formulation of the problem: one of the most urgent tasks in conditions of the modern Ukraine is taking care of a healthy nation. Economic, environmental and political conditions of modern life are constantly creating stressful situations which are damaging human health and directly a student. The number of people with disabilities is increasing. It has been noticed the steady decreasing trend in the working abilities and indexes of the functional state of pupils and students.

Physical culture and sport is an integral part of the educational process of university students.

Tasks solved by fitness and aerobics are health improvement, vitality increasing, growth of general and special earning capacity, education of physical qualities, the formation of posture and physical defects correction, prevention of pathological conditions and occupational diseases, psycho prophylaxis, gaining vital energy, vitality, cheerful mood, opposition and resistance to stress.

Analysis of recent research and publications. The volume of workload of university students has become so high that it threatens with inactivity, and in turn leads to diseases of different body systems.

Within studying at the university, the number of sick students increases in 2-3 times, and the number of students, that have the violation of posture, close to 80-90% from the general number of students. The key to counteract these negative consequences of limit of youth motor activity is physical culture and sport, which are important factors in maintaining and strengthening health, comprehensive development, improving efficiency and reducing fatigue, increasing resistance to various diseases while studying at the universities [1, 2].

The situation that exists in our country regarding the health of students needs to find effective means of improving physical training. Also close to increased of hypodynamia, increased the number of students with different diseases. Both improving and rehabilitation direction of the educational process are actual.

Search of effective types and forms of physical education that would promote a healthy lifestyle of youth is one of important task nowadays. Various kinds of aerobics are becoming more and more widespread in different educational establishments, especially in schools, higher educational establishments and sport clubs [3].

Aerobics includes elements of different dance cultures such as jazz, salsa, belly dance, rap, hip-hop [6]. As usual training includes warm-up, main part and final part of the lesson. It should be mentioned as well that the most important component of each lesson is a rhythm. Music aerobics meets physiological and psychological features of the female body in the best way. The pleasure of rhythmic movements and exercises accompanied by significant physiological changes in the body, improve breathing, circulation of cardiovascular system. These classes stimulate the nervous system and are related to intellectual and volitional processes. Aerobics promotes correction of figure, posture, development of physical qualities of youth [4].

Formulation of objectives is to identify head trends of impact of aerobics and fitness on the students' health during the required doing sports at the university.

Conclusions. Years of experience and practical activity indicate that purposeful physical training is an effective mean of removing mental tension, improving mental capacity and caring for health in difficult conditions of students' life.

Doing both aerobics and fitness at the obligatory classes of physical education training has positive influence on the somatic state of health of students, contributes to improvement of the physical qualities of youth, correction of figure, posture, and improves the emotional state.

Only through an interest in personal development and self-improvement one is able to reach healthy lifestyle on his own.

What the youth like is the combination of music and movements as the component part of aerobics training, and draws attention to it by its emotionality and opportunity to improve one’s physical condition.

 

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