В статті піднято питання про стан здоров'я молодших школярів, доведено необхідність визначення показників фізичного розвитку дітей з метою розробки програми занять оздоровчим фітнесом, проведено порівняльний аналіз соматометричних та стоматоскопічних показників дітей молодшого шкільного віку в залежності від класу навчання, а також розподіл дітей 2 – 4 класів за рівнем фізичного розвитку.
В статье поднимается вопрос о состоянии здоровья младших школьников, доказано необходимость определения показателей физического развития детей с целью разработки программ оздоровительным фитнесом, проведен сравнительный соматометрических и сотоматоскопических показателей детей младшего школьного возраста в зависимости от класса обучения, а также проведено распределение учеников 2 – 4 классов в зависимости от уровня их физического развития.
Health of younger generation needs thorough attention from the personnel of medical and educational institutions. Physical education system must be designed to ensure adequate physical development of children and facilitate their involvement in a healthy lifestyle. The article raises an issue of health condition of junior schoolchildren. According to the literature interconnection between physical health and physical development of children is assessed. Also necessity for study of somatic growth indicators of schoolchildren with the purpose of programs development for regenerative fitness activities was grounded. Within this research somatometric and somatoscopic indicators of junior schoolchildren depending on their gender and grade were studied, assessed and their comparative analysis was carried out. A level of somatic growth of the children under research was established in accordance with the Quetelet index. Pupils of grades 2-4 were also divided into the groups in accordance with the level of their somatic growth. It was proved that a share of junior schoolchildren with average, higher than average and high level of somatic growth increases with each grade. However there is no statistically significant increase of fat share in the bodies of the tested children depending on their grade. Further research will be directed to evaluate the impact of different approaches to the organization of physical education classes on condition of children of primary school age.
