Efficiency of using the "outdoor workout" program with 15-16-year-old schoolchildren during leisure activities

Abstract

The problem of developing effective programs that would increase students' interest in exercise, create a positive emotional background, and intensify physical activity remains relevant. The introduction of Outdoor Workout programs, due to their availability, the variety of tools, and the possibility of using them in open areas, allows us to solve the outlined tasks. The results of the assessment of the motor activity of schoolchildren aged 15-16 became the basis for the development of the Outdoor Workout program, which aimed to organize meaningful leisure, increase the level of motor activity, and improve the physical fitness of schoolchildren. The program was developed based on the principles of systematicity, voluntariness, differentiation, consideration of students' motives and interests, systematicity, progression of physical activity, and the possibility of its application in accordance with local conditions. The program lasted 12 weeks. The content of the classes included sets of exercises, which were performed in a circular method. The effectiveness of the developed program of classes «Outdoor Workout» was confirmed by the increase in the level of motor activity. The average intensity of weekly metabolic load increased from 808,1±222,3 MET-min to 1626,0±84,5 MET-min. Statistically significant changes (p≤0.05) in physical fitness indicators were recorded. The results of the test of pull up increased by 45.2 %, push up - by 19.3 %, flexibility - by 37.3 %, swing the press in 60 seconds - by 41.2 %, long jump - by 4.6 %. The program can be used to meaningfully fill leisure activities, organize extracurricular activities with schoolchildren in order to increase their motor activity and improve physical fitness.