Active motor activity as condition for improvement of health and life expectancy

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Dr.Hab., Professor I.N. Timoshina1
Dr.Hab., Professor L.D. Nazarenko1
PhD, Associate Professor A.V. Meshcheryakov1
1Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical University named after I.N. Ulyanov, Ulyanovsk

Objective of the study was to theoretically substantiate new directions in the organization of children’s physical education contributing to the improvement of their health.
Methods and structure of the study. Sampled for the educational experiment were 16 boys aged 5-6 years and their parents aged 30-36 years, as well as 8 grandparents aged 48-64 years, all living in Ulyanovsk and engaged in the physical education activities in a family and street environment. They were divided into the Control (CG) and Experimental Groups (EG), 8 children and 4 adults each. The study involved the physiometric research methods and motor qualities tests. Among the sports games, mastering of the elements of which ensures the development of motor-coordination qualities and which are accessible to preschool children, football is by all means more preferable. The game elements were mastered by using the football techniques evaluated by the specially developed criteria (according to a 5-point system).
Results of the study. When comparing the growth rates of the indicators of technique of playing football and functional fitness indices in the process of physical education in the family and street environment, it was found that in the EG, the test rates were significantly higher in terms of all the studied technical fitness indicators. The functional indicators in the EG children also improved as opposed to a slight change in the CG.
Conclusion. Introduction of physical education in the family and street environment into the daily life of preschool children was proved to be effective, which was determined by the choice of the most common sports games, for instance, football, which elements had been well mastered by senior family members.

Keywords: life expectancy, physical activity, organization of physical education.

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