Comparative characteristics of motor activity of students from Belarus and Russia studying in universities of various directions

The Mi Band 4 pedometer with a Fitbit bracelet was used to investigate the physical activity of medical students in the main and special groups of physical culture, and students of a specialized sports university. Comparison of the level of activity in these groups was carried out taking into account physical activity outside school hours. Pedometer parameters among Ural State University of Physical Culture students are higher than among students of a medical university. A direct correlation was found between the complaints of students arising from the dynamic loads in physical education lessons and their physical activity per day (less than 5000 steps). The current programs of one-hour physical education in an unsportsmanlike university cannot eliminate the negative consequences of student hypokinesia. Therefore, an important direction of the educational process is the development of students’ motivation to increase the volume of physical activity during the day, study and rest, and, possibly, the revision of curricula in the direction of increasing physical education.