The impact of the author's physical education program on the physical fitness of female students of the preparatory medical group

Abstract

Introduction. Currently, there is a critical deterioration in the health status of modern young people. This leads to an increase in the number of students classified into the preparatory medical group due to health conditions. Since scientific and methodological sources insufficiently cover studies concerning this contingent of students, the development of new physical education programs specifically for students in the preparatory medical group will contribute to improving health, physical development, and enhancing the level of physical fitness of these students. Purpose and Methods of Research. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of the author’s program with the traditional physical education program in terms of the physical fitness of female students in the preparatory medical group. Materials and Methods. The methods used include analysis and synthesis of literary sources, a pedagogical experiment, and methods of mathematical statistics. Results. The article presents the results of an experimental verification of the author’s physical education pro-gram for students in the preparatory medical group. It has been proven that this program has a positive impact on the physical fitness of students in the preparatory medical group compared to the traditional physical education pro-gram. It was found that the physical fitness indicators of the students in the experimental group, who followed the author’s program, showed significant changes in five out of the six proposed exercises. Notable improvements were observed in the results of hanging on bent arms, sit-ups, and shuttle run (p<0.001). Significant increases in physical fitness were also noted in the push-ups from the knees and the forward bend from a sitting position (p<0.01). Only in one exercise, which characterizes the level of speed-strength (standing long jump), were no significant changes registered (p>0.05). Conclusions. The author’s physical education program for students in the preparatory medical group has been found to be more effective compared to the traditional physical education program. This is confirmed by significantly greater (p<0.05) increases in physical fitness indicators in the experimental groups than in the control groups. During the experiment, the indicators of both the experimental and control groups did not undergo significant changes in the standing long jump exercise, which characterizes the level of speed-strength.