to determine indicated factors of physical development, physical readiness, functional condition and efficiency of female students in the process of adaptation to learning. Material: it was examined female students at the beginning of the first and second year of training (n = 342, age 18-20 years). The investigation was conducted on 10 indicators of physical development, 9 indicators of physical preparedness and 13 indicators of functional status and performance. Results: It is established that during the first year of study takes place changes in the factors of the physical development of students, such as: increase of body weight, mass-growth index, muscular strength of the right hand. From the factors of physical readiness: increase the time of the visibility on the crossbar and the number of push-ups from the floor; decreases the length of the jump from the place. From the factors of the functional state: the frequency of breathing and the Genci test increase; decrease the coefficient of circulatory efficiency, endurance factor and systolic blood pressure. Conclusions: Indicated factors of female students' adaptation to learning is to be considered the strength of the hand (factor of physical development), long jump from the place (factor of physical preparedness), the Genci test (factor of the functional state), the coefficient of circulation efficiency and the endurance factor.

According to different researches, 30% of university graduates have a low level of health, and studying at university is one of the factors of its deterioration, besides the first year is considered critical. The purpose of research is to study the dynamics of physical development, physical fitness and functional state of young men during the first year of university studies. For the survey we used standard measurements and index calculations for 11 indicators of physical development, 9 indicators of physical fitness and 15 indicators of functional status. We calculated the arithmetic mean (M), the standard error of the mean (m), then evaluated differences by the Student criterion (t) for independent samples and considered them as reliable atр < 0.05. It is shown that during the first year of studies, young men have an increase in the Erismann index, the corpulence (Rohrer’s) index, the body mass index and a decrease in the Pignet index. There is also an increase in the coefficient of endurance, adaptive capacity and diastolic pressure, while vital capacity of the lungs, the vital index, time of hanging on the bar and the speed of running 1000 m decrease. The dynamics of physical development is expressed in a change in mass-growth indices and indicates an increase in body weight. The dynamics of physical fitness is expressed in a decrease of the time of hanging on the bar and the speed of running 1000 m. The dynamics of the functional state is expressed in a decrease of vital capacity of the lungs, vital index, increase in the coefficient of endurance, adaptive capacity and diastolic blood pressure.

Aim. The article deals with establishing the effect of step aerobics and artistic gymnastics on physical performance in first year female university students. Materials and methods. 80 full-time female university students participated in the study. The first group practiced artistic gymnastics (Group 1, n = 40), the second group (Group 2, n = 40) – step aerobics. The mean age was 18.35 ± 0.04 years. In September and December 2017, their physical development, physical fitness, physical performance, respiratory and cardiovascular systems were assessed based on standard procedures using the data of maximum oxygen consumption and the step test. Results. At the beginning of the experiments, there were no statistically significant differences between Group 1 and Group 2. The mean maximum oxygen consumption values corresponded to satisfactory performance (39.85 ± 0.37 – Group 1, 38.92 ± 0.42 – Group 2, р = 0.1). At the end of the experiment, there were statistically significant differences in terms of the mean maximum oxygen consumption: 40.73 ± 0.21 – Group 1 and 41.61 ± 0.21 – Group 2. The results of the ranking showed that the majority of participants demonstrated an increase in physical performance. Group 1 showed an increase in the standing long jump, Group 2 improved 2000 m running time and the standing long jump. Group 2 also demonstrated a decrease in heart rate and an increase in adaptation capacities. Conclusion. The lessons of artistic gymnastics during a semester do not influence significantly physical performance but improve speed-strength characteristics. Step aerobics influences positively physical performance, speed-strength characteristics, and the cardio­vascular system in first-year female university students not related to sport.

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Purpose:to determine indicators of physical development, physical readiness, functional condition of young men in the process of adaptation to learning. Material:The students of university (n=78, age 18-20 years) were examined. An examination was conducted at the beginning of the first and second years of study. It was studied 8 indexes and 5 indexes for physical development. Results:it is established that during the first year of study there is an increase in: weight-growth indices; endurance factor; adaptive capacity; diastolic pressure; running record on 1000 m. The vital capacity of the lungs decreased; life index; time of hanging on a bar. Conclusions:indicators of students' adaptation to learning are suggested to be: body mass index (physical development index); running on 1000 m (the indicator of physical readiness); coefficient of endurance (indicator of functional state).