SPORT CLASSES AS EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR PSYCHOPHYSICAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SECURITY AND DEFENSE SECTOR

Abstract

The aim: Is to investigate the influence of sport classes on the psychophysical health of Ukrainian Armed Forces’ servicemen. Materials and methods: The level of servicemen’s health was estimated according to the professor Apanasenko’s methodology based on the anthropometric and functional indicators. In the research there were 120 cadets aged 18 to 22 from Odesa Military Academy. Methods of research: analysis of scientific works, medical and biological methods, experiment, statistics analysis. Results: It was found out at the end of the experiment that the health level of the cadets who attended Crossfit classes is significantly higher than that of the cadets who studied according to the standard physical training program. The most profound effect was revealed on the functionality of the cardiovascular, respiratory and muscular systems, and the stabilization of body weight of cadets of experimental groups. Conclusions:The results of the research show sufficiently high effectiveness of the Crossfit classes for the purpose of improving cadets’ psychophysical health during studying. High psychophysical health level formed during the Crossfit training increases longevity and resistance of the body to unfavourable factors of professional activity, reduces the risk of professional diseases and improves the efficiency of the official duties performance.