Assessment of the efficiency of aerobics for physical education lessons in a special medical group

Aim. The article deals with studying the efficiency of exercises from aerobics during physical education lessons in a special medical group (SMG). Materials and methods. 40 students, belonging to a special medical group, participated in the study. All participants were divided into two groups. The control group (CG, n = 20) had standard PE lessons. In the experimental group (EG, n = 20), during PE lessons, we used the elements of aerobics. During the experiment, we assessed the physical preparedness of students: strength indicators, strength and speed-strength endurance indicators. We assessed the psychological and emotional state of students using the so-called “Well-Being, Activity, Mood” method (WAM). Results. By the end of the experiment, we registered that strength indicators and strength and speed-strength endurance indicators were better developed in the experimental group than in the control group. The average results of the Cooper test in girls from the experimental group were 1745 ± 335 m, in girls from the control group - 1594 ± 361 m. The significance of intergroup differences equaled p = 0.04. By the end of the experiment, girls from the experimental group demonstrated better results in WAM test than girls from the control group: 5.41 ± 0.69 and 5.11 ± 0.65 respectively (differences are significant р = 0.04). Conclusion. Exercises from aerobics, introduced into PE lessons for female students, belonging to a special medical group and living in the northern territories, proved their efficiency in developing physical qualities and maintaining psychological balance.