The importance of medical and pedagogical control in sports mountain Hiking
The article discusses the methods of medical and pedagogical control conducted with the participants of the mountain tourist hike. As you know, in recent years, sports mountain hiking trips place high demands on participants regarding their functionality in mountain conditions. The higher the category of complexity of the route, respectively, and higher requirements. Therefore, participants in a hike of the first category of difficulty must be confronted with tasks whose fulfillment requires greater commitment than in weekend hikes. Along with physical exertion, psychological pressure is growing. To determine the functional performance, we recorded heart rate, blood pressure, height and body mass, mass-growth index, lung capacity, vital index and hand dynamometer. According to the results of laboratory measurements, a group was selected for the route. The group included only those whose data correspond to the necessary requirements of hiking conditions. After the hike, a re-examination is carried out, which gives information about the body's response to exercise during the passage of the sports route. Changes in the body of participants in a sports trip indicate a positive impact on the functionality of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of the young body.