The Distance Learning Influence on Physical Activity and Physical Fitness of Senior Schoolchildren
The relevance of the article is due to the need to study the impact of distance learning on the health of modern youth. The article presents a review of the literature, conducted its own research, in which schoolchildren of 10-11 grades of the Irkutsk secondary school № 6 (16-17 years old) took part, a survey on the impact of distance learning on the level of their physical activity and physical fitness. The results of a number of sports tests were taken as a basis: running 30 meters, running 60 meters, long jump from a place, pulling up on the bar, throwing a tennis ball. The data show an overall decline in school test scores. Thus, among boys, a decrease in the results of physical fitness by an average of 1.4 % was observed, and among girls - by 0.9 %. A significant decrease in the results of physical fitness was revealed in 6.25 % of schoolchildren, a slight decrease in results was observed in 68.75 % of students, and however, 6.25 % of senior students who regularly go in for sports outside of school improved their indicators. Based on these results, the problem of organizing physical education lessons in distance learning is outlined. The article is intended for participants in the educational process of basic general education and higher professional education.