The comparison of the chest excursion indicators of the students of higher educational institutions

Abstract

Purpose: to conduct a comparative analysis of the indicators of chest excursion in students during their studies in higher educational institutions of Bukovyna.
 Results. The research was conducted on 126 students of I - II courses of higher educational institutions of Chernivtsi, aged from 16 to 18 years, where 86 (68.25%) were boys and 40 (31.75%) were girls (the main group consisted of 86 (68.25%) students who, in addition to physical activity included in the program of their specialty, additionally engaged in the following sports: football - 42 (48.83%), volleyball - 19 (22.09%), basketball - 13 ( 15.11 %) and handball - 12 (13.96 %), the control group consisted of 40 (31.75 %) students who did not play sports. All students were subjected to an anthropometric study (chest circumference) according to the method of V.V. Bunaka modified by P.P. Shaparenka. The analysis of the breast excursion in the students of the main group showed a significantly higher number with a high level of breast excursion - 27 (31.40%), in contrast to the students of the control group, where there were only 5 (12.5%) with a high level of breast mobility. Conversely, a low level of excursion was noted among students of the main group - 6 (6.98%), while in the control group this indicator was - 8 (20%) of the subjects.
 Conclusions. Among the students of the main group, there is a much larger number with a high level of chest excursion - 27 (31.40%), in contrast to the students of the control group - 5 (12.5%). Among the subjects with a high level of chest excursion, the largest number was found in football and volleyball players, slightly less in basketball players, and the smallest in handball players. The index of chest excursion can be taken into account during sports selection and when directing an athlete to a specific type of sport.