Fitball-gemnastics as an innovative physical culture and health-improving technology

Improving the health of students in the learning process is one of the urgent tasks of modern pedagogy. One of the main tasks that is solved in the process of physical education is to ensure the optimal development of the physical qualities inherent in a person - the totality of the body's properties that enable him to carry out active motor activity. The article deals with the problem of health of students in Russia. The analysis of the level of health status of students of the Volgograd State Socio - Pedagogical University is carried out. The results of studies of indicators of anthropometric and functional changes are presented. The methodological features of the use of fitball gymnastics in physical education classes are determined. Gymnastics using fitballs refers to one of the types of fitness gymnastics and is used as one of the health - saving technologies.