The level of physical (somatic) health of 1st-year students of a higher education institution

Abstract

The article defines the level of physical (somatic) health of students of the 1st year of a higher education institution. It was used the method of assessing the level of physical health G.L. Apanasenko.
 The data on the distribution of the examinees according to the level of physical health allow us to state that 14.14% of female students and 2.39% of male students have a low level of physical health, 29.31% and 21.18% - below average, 44, 37% and 45.56% are average, 12.83% and 30.87% are above average.
 The results of our research indicate that the average level of physical health prevails among first-year students. Unfortunately, among the students who took part in the study, there were not those whose level of physical health can be characterized as high.
 The obtained results prove the relevance and expediency of developing measures aimed at improving the level of physical health of students of the 1st year of a higher education institution.
 In our opinion, the prospect of further scientific research is the development of new methods of individualization of differentiated physical loads of students in the process of physical education depending on their level of health.