Fitness correction of men using an “outdoor activity”

Abstract

The work addresses the scientific substantiation and development of a program of health-enhancing fitness classes using the means of "outdoor activity." Common scientific methods of research are used: theoretical analysis and generalization library and Internet resources, documentary method, sociological methods, medical and biological methods, pedagogical observations, pedagogical testing, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics. The program of classes, aimed at improving the physical condition of men aged 40-50, includes several stages: diagnostic, preparatory, main, and effective. The organizational and methodological conditions necessary for the implementation of the developed program are determined. The effectiveness of the proposed program suggests improved physical fitness, increased motor activity, and reduced the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. It was found that the main changes that led to the reduction of the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases were the reduction of blood pressure, body weight, abandonment of bad habits, increase of motor activity and increase of resistance to stress, while the number of men who had several risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases, the combined effect of which greatly increased the risk. After the experiment the men in both groups showed no pronounced risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Some decrease in the risk of developing cardiovascular disease was observed in men of CG, mainly due to increased levels of motor activity and reduced excess body weight. Significant changes have also occurred in correction of the physical fitness level. There was a significant (p <0.05) improvement in physical fitness after the experiment in men of both groups. However, more pronounced changes have occurred among EG men - 20% have reached higher than average, 30% - average, 30% - below the average level of physical fitness.