GYMNASTICS AS A MEANS AND METHOD OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE SPHERE OF HUMAN ACTIVITY
In connection with the spread of the epidemic coronavirus "Covid-19" around the world and its impact on the human body, as well as its consequences, we used methods and special exercises of gymnastics that are widely used to preserve the health and improve the performance of middle-aged and elderly people. This article reveals the variety of physical exercises and methods of their application, which makes up the content of gymnastics, and allows you to influence purposefully the development of all the main functions of the body in accordance with the athletic abilities of a person. Therefore, gymnastics is one of the most effective means of harmonious physical development of students. Gymnastics is a certain historically developed set of specific means and methods of physical education. Gymnastics exercises contribute to the solution of one of the most important tasks of specially developed forms of movements of an analytical nature. The main means of gymnastics, which are a combination of various artificially created forms of movement, are used to improve the natural, vital athletic abilities of a person. With the help of gymnastic exercises are formed: skills and abilities, improved the school of movements, developed the main athletic qualities and restored the lost capacity. Improving the effectiveness of gymnastics with students, teachers and people of different ages is an achievement in the theory and methodology of physical education, the implementation of which requires a high level of development of basic athletic qualities.