Makhov A.S.
State University of Management, Moscow

Medvedev I.N.
Russian State Social University, Moscow

Chicherin V.P.
State University of Management, Moscow

Keywords: young men, asthenia, football, sports, movements, and muscle activity.

Introduction. A rational increase in the level of physical activity in the case of any origin of asthenia has a positive effect on the morphofunctional characteristics of the body [1]. This result is associated with the stimulation of various vital processes that increase in the background of skeletal muscle activation [2]. Therefore, regular participation in team sports is promising. They can significantly strengthen a weakened body, which is especially important in the case of asthenic conditions during recovery.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of regular football training on the adolescent body after an acute viral infection of the upper respiratory tract.
Methodology and organization of research. The study involved 22 18-18.5 year old boys who had suffered an acute viral infection of the respiratory tract about a week ago. Of these, 10 young men began to train regularly in the football section at least 2 times a week for an hour per workout. The remaining 12 people wished to continue to lead a normal unsportsmanlike lifestyle, forming a control group. The observation lasted for 2 months. Standard functional tests were used to conduct the study, and the Student's t-test was calculated.
The results of the study and their discussion. At the beginning of the study, the endurance, strength, speed-strength indicators, and coordination of the asthenic young men in both groups were at a low level, and all the young men often made mistakes during sports movements. At the end of the study, the young men in the control group did not show any changes in the monitored parameters. The accuracy of their movements remained low. The young men in the football group showed a significant improvement in the monitored parameters. Football training was accompanied by an increase of 18.1% in strength characteristics, an increase of 21.3% in speed-strength indicators, an increase of 21.3% in endurance, and an improvement of 18.7% in coordination parameters. In all cases, they became more resistant to fatigue and improved the accuracy of their movements.
Conclusions. Regular football training twice a week contributes to the strengthening of the body of asthenized young men who have had an acute viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. Against this background, the young men who had recovered were noted to have increased speed capabilities, strength parameters, and endurance with improved coordination. A sedentary lifestyle left unchanged the indicators of physical capabilities of asthenized young men of the control group.

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