Fitness yoga as modern technology of special health groups’ girl students’ psycho-physical condition and psycho-social health strengthening

• Published in: Physical education of students 2016-04, Vol.20 (2), p.24-31
• Main Authors: Skurikhina, N.V., Kudryavtsev, M.D., Kuzmin, V.A., Iermakov, S. S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: fitness yoga; girl students; health; life style
• ISSN: 2075-5279; 2308-7250
• DOI: 10.15561/20755279.2016.0204

Purpose: substantiation of purposefulness of fitness yoga application for strengthening of special health groups’ girl students’ psycho-physical condition and psycho-social health at physical culture training and recreation classes. Material: trainings were practiced twice a week in 2 groups with 20 girl students in every group. Each training session lasted 60 minutes. The following indicators were registered: pressing ups in lying position; torso bending during 30 sec. from lying on back position; rising legs up to 90 degrees angle in hanging position; long jump from the spot; forward torso bending; test for coordination. Health condition was determined by express assessment of physical health. Results: in both groups girl students’ backbone mobility increased (р-0-05). First group’s girl students demonstrated higher results in pressing ups in lying position during 30 sec. (by 7.34+1.2 times) and in long jump from the spot (14.2+0.4 cm). It was noticed that fitness yoga exercises render positive influence on girl students’ psycho-emotional state, general physical self-feeling and physical condition. Conclusions: targeted fitness yoga exercises’ influences on girl-students’ organism are recommended for support and correction of their health.