The study of respiratory function among foreign students of the Georgievskiy Medical University
The respiratory system plays an important role in the adaptive reactions of the body to the change of environment and is one of the main indicators of the physical performance state. The study of the external respiration function allows to evaluate the functional state of foreign students and make timely adjustments to the program of physical education for more successful adaptation of students to Педагогико-психологические и медико-биологические проблемы физической культуры и спорта- Том 14 № 1 2019 186 ФИЗИОЛОГИЯ the conditions of the new environment. Materials. The research was conducted among the first-year students of the Medical Academy international medical faculty, all the representatives of India (Englishspeaking form of study). Research methods. Analysis of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, testing, evaluation. The spirometry method was used to determine the parameters of arbitrary maximum ventilation. The study of maximum ventilation indicators was determined using a computer complex «Sphere-4». Results. According to the results of the study, the indicators of maximum voluntary lung ventilation in foreign students of the first-year study corresponds to 1 degree of pulmonary insufficiency. Conclusion. On the basis of the data obtained the authors propose adjustments in the content of physical education classes at the University, namely increase in the percentage of aerobic exercises to maintain normal lung ventilation.