Dynamics of psychophysiological characteristics and physical fitness of the physical education faculty students at the pedagogical university

Aim. The purpose of the article is to compare the change in psychophysiological indicators and physical fitness of students majoring in physical education and life safety at the beginning and end of their studies. Materials and methods. The study followed university students through the first year to the fifth year of study, 28 of them are boys, 14 girls. To assess the psychophysiological indicators, the latent period of simple and complex visual motor responses was measured. Physical fitness was measured with the help of strength indicators, endurance, flexibility and the level of development of coordination abilities. Results. At the end of the experiment, the positive dynamics of physical fitness of students was noted. Students were characterized by an average and above average level of physical fitness. At the beginning of the experiment, boys demonstrated a higher level of development of physical qualities than girls, with the exception of flexibility and static endurance. At the beginning of the experiment, girls were below the average level of development of coordination abilities (Romberg test) and strength index. At the end of the experiment, the level of strength among students was above the average and high. The development of endurance, flexibility, and dexterity increased significantly. At the end of the experiment, the indicators of SVMR and CVMR among the PE faculty students decreased significantly, which indicated the optimization of activation of the central nervous system. Conclusion. The results obtained during monitoring confirm the effectiveness of educational programs at the physical education faculty, which resulted in the positive dynamics of the psychophysiological characteristics and physical fitness of graduates.