Vplyv intervenčného programu s obsahom hudobno-pohybových a tanečných aktivít na zdravie žiakov základných škôl

Abstract

The aim of the study was to determine the influenceof an intervention program containing music-movement and dance activities on the health of elementary school pupils, from the point of view of body posture and selected movement abilities. The experimental group consisted of pupils (n=164) of the fourth grade of primary schools in the district of Banská Bystrica. Of the total number (n = 164), there were 81 girls (body weight 35.41 ± 7.11 kg, body height 138.1 ± 6.24 cm, BMI 18.57 ± 2.11) and 83 boys (body weight 43 .21 ± 7.54 kg, body height 145.37 ± 6.54cm, BMI 20.45 ± 2.21). Both input and output diagnostics were carried out from the point of view of somatometric indicators, diagnostics of body posture and selected movement abilities, determined by standardized tests. In the experimental set, an intervention movement program was applied to the teaching process of physical and sports education classes for a duration of 18 weeks, twice a week for 45 minutes in the period from February 7, 2022, to June 10, 2022. The results showed a positive influenceof the intervention program on all monitored parameters. In the complex parameter of body posture, 67.47% of boys and 51.85% of girls had poor body posture in the entrance diagnostics. After applying the music-movement and dance program to the teaching process,28.92% of boys and 20.99% of girls had incorrect body posture, which is a difference of 38.55% for boys and 30.86% for girls. In the tests of selected movement abilities, an improvement was noted in all monitored parameters, as in girls (sit and reach: +5.57 cm; standing long jump: +10.5 cm; sit-ups: +4.63; shuttle run: -0.23 s; enduranceshuttle run: +4.12), as well as for boys (sit andreach: +4.29 cm; standing long jump: +11.93 cm; sit-ups: + 4.42; shuttlerun: -0.27s; endurance shuttlerun: +3.68).Based on the results, we conclude that the intervention program including music-movement and dance activitieshad a significant effect on improving the posture quality and thelevel of physical abilitiesof boys and girlsas one of the manifestations of health.The program should be applied in the physical education classes.