Organization of extracurricular physical education classes at school based on modern fitness programs
The research presented in this article deals with the organization of extracurricular physical education classes at school. In particular, the use of fitness programs in order to attract students to workouts, without reference to a specific sport is proposed for school students. Fitness classes for children of different ages can effectively contribute to their improvement, attraction to physical exercises with the aim of increasing interest in the formation of a motor culture: body culture, movement culture, body health culture, reasonable organization of leisure, entertainment, communicative competence in the framework of informal communication, self-improvement, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Many elements of extracurricular physical education classes in school do not correspond to the understanding of current trends and are not capable of ensuring the full and healthy development of students' physical abilities. Schoolchildren often perceive them as outdated and uninteresting, which is the reason for their poor motivation to practice. The authors of the paper have analyzed the extracurricular physical education classes provided for schoolchildren in two cities of Russia. The authors have studied a list of children's health training provided by fitness centers. Some recommendations are given for improving extracurricular work on physical culture in school, through the use of fitness training.