Utilizing step aerobics as a methodology to enhance physical and coordination fitness in girls aged 12-14 years

Mischenko N. Romanova E. Vorozheikin A. Martirosova T. Kraynik V. Sadykov R. Tyupa P. Aganov S. Purtova G. Balashkevich N.
January 2024 Editura Universitatii din Pitesti

Journal of Physical Education and Sport
2024 #24 Issue 1 82 - 89 pp.

Improving physical education means and methods among children, adolescents and youth is an urgent and indemand area of activity for specialists in this field. The low rate of improvement in the indicators of physical health of the population, its insufficient motivation for physical activity makes it necessary to search for effective methods of wellness orientation. Research aim. To develop and experimentally substantiate a program for motor qualities and coordination abilities development fitness in 12-14-years-old girls in the process of extracurricular step aerobics classes. Materials and methods. The experimental project was carried out on the basis of a comprehensive school in Chelyabinsk (Russia). There were 30 girls under observation, aged 12-14, who had no medical restrictions on physical activity. The girls were divided into two groups: control (CG, n=15) and experimental (EG, n=15). As part of additional physical education in school conditions, girls of both groups studied three times a week for 45 minutes according to the general education program «General physical training». The program used complexes of general developmental physical exercises to develop the students’ basic motor qualities and coordination abilities. The educational process for the EG girls followed our developed program. EG girls engaged in a traditional general educational curriculum twice a week, while incorporating special aerobic exercise complexes using a step platform once a week. Rigorous testing was conducted to assess the level of general physical fitness and coordination abilities. Results. Upon project completion, it was evident that EG girls exhibited significantly higher values in almost all motor and coordination tests, along with notable growth rates than the CG girls. At the end of the project, 60.0% of girls were classified as «high» in terms of motor skills and 53.3% in coordination skills, which is significantly more than in CG. A positive vector for the motivation to engage in wellness fitness development has been established not only among EG girls, but also among their classmates. Conclusions. The proposed program for the general physical fitness and coordination skills development has shown its effectiveness. It can be used in regular and additional physical training of students, studying at educational institutions.

extracurricular activities , physical abilities and skills , physical culture , step aerobics

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Ural State University of Physical Culture, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Altai State University, Barnaul, Russian Federation
Kaliningrad Institute of Management, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation
Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Altai State Pedagogical University, Barnaul, Russian Federation
Surgut State Pedagogical University, Surgut, Russian Federation
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation
GPS Emercom of Russia St. Petersburg University, Russian Federation
Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Semey Medical University, NCJSC, Semey, Kazakhstan

Ural State University of Physical Culture
Altai State University
Kaliningrad Institute of Management
Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology
Altai State Pedagogical University
Surgut State Pedagogical University
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
GPS Emercom of Russia St. Petersburg University
Siberian Federal University
Semey Medical University

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