Comparative analysis and dynamics of the level of physical condition and fitness of students of Petrozavodsk State University in the period 1990-2024

The state of health of students is always one of the urgent problems of modern society. The need to preserve health is universal. Unfortunately, in recent times, after the past coronovirus pandemic, active use of gadgets by students, increase in study load, there is a decline in the state of health of modern students. To confirm this fact in this paper a comparative analysis of health, sports erudition and physical fitness of students of Petrozavodsk State University (hereinafter referred to as PetrSU) of the 90s of the last century with students of the present time was carried out. The aim of the study: to analyze and compare the state of health and physical fitness of students of Petrozavodsk State University at different times of study. The analysis showed that the older generation of students is far ahead of modern students in all indicators, from health to participation in the GTO standards, this fact makes us think about the necessary measures to improve the health and sports activity of modern students.