У статті висвітлено ставлення дорослих жінок до занять фізичною культурою. Встановлено, що займаються
фізичною культурою лише 22,4% жінок І зрілого віку, 19,5% жінок ІІ зрілого віку і 15,1% жінок пенсійного віку. Основними
мотивами, які спонукають жінок до занять фізичною культурою, є корекція фігури, нормалізація ваги; зміцнення здоров’я;
зняття втоми, підвищення працездатності. З’ясовано причини, що перешкоджають дорослим жінкам займатися
фізичними вправами (відсутність вільного часу (68,1%), втома після роботи (54,7%), відсутність фінансових
можливостей (51,8%)).
The review of literature shows that
the activation of physical and health-improving activity of the population is very important, because the health of our population is
becoming worse and the number involved in systematic motor activity is insufficient.
As a result of the research, it was found that 22,4% of women of the first mature age, 19,5% of women of second mature age
and 15,1% of women of retirement age are actively refer to physical education. At the same time, a significant number of women
understand the positive impact of physical education on the body, but doesn’t engage, referring to the lack of free time or conditions
for employment. Don’t see the need for physical education in 13,9% of women of the first mature age, 14,9% of women of the
second mature age and 16,9% of women of retirement age.
The main motivations that induce women of the first mature age to engage in physical education are figure correction,
normalization of weight (36,5%), withdrawal tiredness and increase in capacity for work (26,2%), improving health (22,3%). Women
of the second mature age indicated the following motives for engage in physical education, such as: desire to improving health
(50,7%), withdrawal tiredness, increasing in capacity for work (39,5%), and also figure correction, normalization of weight (33,0%). In
women of retirement age, the main motives for engage in physical education are desire to improving health (54,5%), figure
correction, normalization of weight (31,2%), withdrawal tiredness and increasing in capacity for work (28,8%). Insignificant number of
respondents noted such motives as expanding the circle of communication and the possibility of interesting leisure time.
Among the reasons that prevent women from engaging in physical education, the most important are the lack of free time
(68,1%), fatigue after work (54,7%), lack of financial opportunities (51,8%). The lowest places in the rating of reasons that prevent
women from engaging in physical education the following reasons incertitude that engaging in physical education contributes to
improving health, feel healthy, so no need to engage.