Background: Football is a game in which anthropometric characteristics are important factors for specific player positions, where morphological characteristics differ in relation to the competitive level and the position in the game. Body composition is an important indicator of the physical fitness and general health of athletes so today its often discussed in scientific literature. The aim of the research was to determine the differences in the anthropometric characteristics of the professional football players in relation to the player's position and to determine their importance in the game. Material: Twenty-nine male football players of the national team of Serbia participated in the research, in which the body height, weight and Body mass index were measured. Results: The results of the study indicate that statistically significant differences in body height and body weight were recorded between goalkeepers and midfielders (p <0.01) and goalkeepers and attackers (p <0.05) in favor of goalkeepers, while no statistically significant differences were recorded in the Body Mass Index. The lowest height, weight and BMI were recorded in the midfielders. Conclusions: Based on the results of the research it can be concluded that the morphological characteristics have a vital role in determining the success of athletes. Football coaches can use the results of this study as a means to better understand and interpret anthropometric characteristics and their importance in relation to the gaming position. The acquaintance of noticed differences could improve the training process as well as the selection at the early age.

Background: The physical education of students who have a deviation in their state of health requires a joint effort from teachers and doctors. Aim: The aim of the study was to substantiate the necessity of swimming classes as an effective means of physical rehabilitation in students with health disorders within the physical education curriculum classes. Methods: Students with low-level somatic health (54 students) were grouped into the Basic Group (BG, 27 students) and the Control Group (CG, 27 students). The Basic Group students were offered special swimming classes aimed at their physical rehabilitation. At the beginning of the study and after 24 training classes the authors assessed the somatic health, physical and mental endurance, and adaptation abilities of the autonomic nervous system. Results: Implementation of the method into the curriculum of the BG students resulted in a significant improvement (by 48.1%) of their somatic health. A reliable re-distribution of the students with “poor” and “lower than average” somatic health to the “average” and “higher than average” health group was noted (p < 0.05). The students’ physical characteristics improved by 36.4%. Conclusion: The conducted research proved the necessity of using sectional swimming activities as a means of physical rehabilitation of students with low health.

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and engaging in suffi cient physical activity contribute to the preservation of health and personal growth in young students. These issues are very relevant today for Ukrainian society, due to the long quarantine and Russian military aggression, which have signifi cantly changed the way of life of young people and limited the opportunity to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The purpose of our study was to determine the lifestyle profi le and physical activity of students in adverse ecological and psychological conditions during the war. Materials and Methods: The research, conducted over a three-year period (2021-2024), involved 84 students from three universities in Ukraine. We employed a method that involved analyzing scientifi c literature, synthesizing and systematizing the fi ndings, generalizing the results, surveying applicants (online using the Google Forms application), testing the profi le for a healthy lifestyle, and applying mathematical statistics. The results of the test showed that during the year, under the infl uence of the change in the socio-ecological state of the environment caused by military actions in Ukraine, fi ve indicators changed among students: Health Responsibilty, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Spiritual Growth, and Stress Management. The use of modifi ed and adjusted physical education methods for distance learning contributed to a gradual increase in students’ physical activity. Conclusion: It was determined that the behavioral constructs (responsibility for health, physical activity, and nutrition) and the cognitive-emotional component of young students (spiritual growth, interpersonal relationships, and stress management) were above average and changed as a result of the environmental factors and long-term military environmental factors (p≤.01). The choice of physical activity is determined by the availability of fi nancial resources, the availability of sports infrastructure, conditions for independent training at home, employment, and motivation for a healthy lifestyle. The existence of signifi cant relationships between physical activity and all indicators of a healthy lifestyle has been mathematically proven (r=.514-.796).

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and sufficient physical activity contributes to the preservation of health and self-improvement of student youth. Today in Ukrainian universities, there is a decrease in the number of hours for physical education and a transition to distance learning, which negatively affects the health, level of physical fitness and motivation of young people. The transfer of physical education to a distance form of education caused the need to find new forms and methods of teaching, taking into account new rules for the organization of physical culture and health activities of students in order to preserve their health in extremely limited conditions motor loads. The purpose of our research was to study the factors of a healthy lifestyle of student youth in the context of a dangerous social and ecological environment in Ukraine. 28 first-year students took part in the research. The work used a complex of general scientific theoretical methods: the method of analyzing scientific literature, synthesis, systematization, generalization, the method of surveying applicants (online in the Google Forms application), testing the profile of a healthy lifestyle, methods of mathematical statistics. The results of the testing showed that during the year, under the influence of the change in the socio-ecological state of the environment caused by military actions in Ukraine, four indicators reliably (probably) changed among students: Health Responsibility (HR), Physical Activity (PA), Nutrition (N), Spiritual Growth (SG) and Stress Management (SM), (p

Background and Study Aim. The aim of this research was assessment and correction of highly skilled swimmers’ operative status during competitions. Material and Methods. The authors carried out complex assessment of 46 high-skilled swimmers during competition period. The body impedance analysis and functional status express diagnosis were conducted before and after competitions. Results. The components limiting the operational state of swimmers were determined: “component composition of the body” (44.83% of the total load), “functional” (19.97%). Correlation relationships were established between the main indicators that determine the level of the operational state of athletes. The multiple regression equation was calculated, which made it possible to determine the influence of individual significant parameters on the level of the operational state of athletes and the confidence interval. A group of athletes with operational status indicators below the confidence interval received sport supplementation. Conclusion. The main characteristics of the athletes’ operative status are cellular biomarker phase, fat free mass, extracellular water, intracellular water, strength index. These characteristics should be used in assessment of both operative status and complex functional diagnosis of highly-skilled swimmers during competitions.

Рівень загального тестостерону (ЗТ) і ліпопротеїдів високої щільності (ЛПВЩ) загалом пов’язані з атеросклерозом у пацієнтів-чоловіків віком понад 50 років із критичним клубовим стенозом (TASC II A та B) і серцево-судинними захворюваннями зі значними змінами рівнів ЛПВЩ і ліпопротеїдів низької щільності. Крім стандартної терапії, необхідно поєднувати медикаментозну терапію з адекватною моделлю фізичних вправ, оскільки ліки можуть також бути важливим фактором для підвищення рівня ЛПВЩ, ефективності первинного шунтування та ендоваскулярної терапії, що сприяє підвищенню рівня тестостерону, або це наступний рівень замісної терапії тестостероном (ЗТТ), який передбачає профілактику та лікування серцево-судинних захворювань, і судинної недостатності як варіанти допоміжної терапії після ендоваскулярних і судинних хірургічних процедур. Мета роботи – виявити асоціацію ЛПВЩ і загального тестостерону (ЗТ) після хірургічного та ендоваскулярного втручання клубового сегмента (TASC II A і B), а також факторів серцево-судинного ризику з модифікованою середньою активністю (МЕТ) 6 (МЕТ), загальною тривалістю 30–60 хвилин. Також зроблено спробу змінити модель поведінки пацієнта, оптимізувати рівень ЗT у сироватці крові та зв’язати їх із результатом і прохідністю судинної процедури клубового сегмента. Матеріали та методи. 108 пацієнтів чоловічої статі з серцево-судинними захворюваннями, метаболічним синдромом і критичним стенозом клубової артерії (TASC II A і B) перебували під спостереженням протягом 2014–2018 рр., через 4 роки після інвазивного та мінімального інвазивного лікування (54 пацієнти, яким здійснили хірургічну реконструкцію дакроном, і 54 пацієнти з ендоваскулярним лікуванням короткого сегмента критичного стенозу клубової артерії (TASC II A і B)). Результати. У загальній популяції не виявили різницю за змінами обмежено-індукованої рухової терапії порівняно з вихідним рівнем через 4 роки між групою, де пацієнти виконували стандартні фізичні вправи, і контрольною групою. Втім, протягом 4 років не встановили значущі зв’язки між ефектом фізичних вправ і первинною шунтувальною потенцією. Висновки. Первинна ефективність ендоваскулярної процедури та реваскуляризації дакронового шунтування після чотирьох років групових тренувань підвищує ризик збільшення рівня тестостерону, але не дає адекватної відповіді на запитання про те, чи має якийсь суттєвий вплив на ефективність первинного шунтування та вищий рівень ЗТ, що запобігає наступному прогресуванню серцево-судинних захворювань і загального симптоматичного, безсимптомного атеросклерозу. Втім, при низьких рівнях ЗТ за допомогою фізичних вправ і ЗТТ може бути потенційним варіантом допоміжної терапії для майбутнього підтримувального післяхірургічного й ендоваскулярного лікування пацієнтів із серцево-судинними захворюваннями із низьким рівнем тестостерону.