The level of physical fitness of students from the 1st to the 4th year engaged in different sports specialization

The assessment of the level of physical fitness of the students of technical university who have independently chosen their sports specialization is presented in this article. Three thousands one hundred and eighty eight students of the basic medical group were examined. The volume of physical activity for the first and the second year students was 4 hours a week, for the third and the fourth - 3 hours a week. The changes of physical development of the students engaged in different sports specialization during their grad days from the first to the fourth year are shown. According to the obtained data the assessment of integrated level of physical development, calculated as the sum of results of all tests, is made and distribution of the students according to their level is carried out. We found out that students, who have independently chosen their sports specialization, manage to keep some qualities of physical fitness at the same level and often to improve them. Considerable improvement of integrated level of physical fitness and increase of number of the students with high and above average levels of physical development were discovered among the young men who were engaged in athleticism and basketball and among the girls who were engaged in aerobics. The students of both sexes of track and field athletics sports specialization stand out above an average level of physical development compare to other students during their grad days from the first to the fourth year. It may be concluded that independently chosen sports specialization of physical education classes allows the students to support their level of physical fitness. The improvement of indicators of physical fitness, particularly of the third and the fourth year students, takes place only if they have additional independent sports activity.