Comparative Analysis of Physical Fitness of Physical Education Major Romanian and Ukrainian Students
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.68(3).19Keywords:
university students, physical development, physical fitness, comparative analysisAbstract
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to compare the level of physical fitness of physical education majors from two universities based in Romania and Ukraine respectively. Materials and methods: A total of 201 university students participated in this study. 161 subjects were Romanian students enrolled at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Babeş-Bolyai University (107 males and 54 females), and 40 subjects were Ukrainian students enrolled at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport (23 males and 17 females). Anthropometric measurements were performed on all participants. In order to evaluate physical fitness indicators, seven physical tests were applied. Results: The main finding of the study was the fact that the physical fitness level of male students was statistically higher (p<0.05) than the physical fitness level of female students in both Ukrainian and Romanian subjects. There were no statistically significant differences (p>0.05) between representatives of the same gender groups of Romanian and Ukrainian students. In the case of Modified Sit-and-reach test and Plate tapping test, female subjects of both groups performed better than male subjects. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) were observed between indicators of physical fitness of Ukrainian and Romanian students in the same gender groups for the Three Minute Step Test, Modified Sit-and-reach test, Plate tapping test and Standing long jump test. Moreover, excluding the Plate taping test, the results obtained by the Romanian students were statistically significantly higher than those obtained by their Ukrainian counterparts. Simultaneously, there was no statistically significant difference between female groups (p>0.05), except the results in the Plate tapping test, where Ukrainian students had statistically significantly higher results (р<0.05) than their Romanian counterparts. Conclusions: According to the findings of this study, the Romanian subjects had statistically significantly higher results than the Ukrainian subjects. For future research, it would be interesting to analyze the differences between the Romanian and Ukrainian curriculum specific to physical education majors.
Analiză comparativă a condiției fizice a studenților români și ucraineni de la facultăți cu profil de educație fizică. Introducere: Scopul acestui studiu a fost acela de a compara nivelul de condiție fizică a studenților de la două facultăți de educație fizică din România, respectiv din Ucraina. Materiale și metode: La acest studiu au participat 201 studenți. 161 dintre aceștia au fost înscriși la Facultatea de Educație Fizică și Sport, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca (107 bărbați și 54 femei), iar 40 de studenți au fost studenți ucraineni înscriși la Universitatea Națională de Educație Fizică și Sport din Ucraina (23 bărbați și 17 femei). S-au efectuat măsurători antropometrice cu toți subiecții. Pentru evaluarea nivelului condiției fizice s-au folosit șapte teste. Rezultate: Nivelul de condiție fizică a bărbaților a fost semnificativ mai mare decât nivelul de condiție fizică a femeilor (p<0.05) și în cazul studenților români, și în cazul studenților ucraineni. Nu s-au înregistrat diferențe semnificative statistic între valorile indicilor condiției fizice corespunzătoare grupurilor de studenți bărbați, respectiv femei, din cele două țări (p>0.05). S-au observat diferențe semnificative statistic (p<0.05) atunci când au fost comparate valorile indicilor condiției fizice corespunzătoare studenților români și ucraineni bărbați, respectiv studentelor din România și Ucraina, măsurate cu următoarele teste: 3 minute de urcare și coborâre, flexia longitudinală a trunchiului, lovește plăcile și săritura în lungime de pe loc. Excluzând rezultatele obținute la testul lovește plăcile, studenții români au obținut rezultate semnificativ statistic mai bune decât studenții ucraineni la toate testele efectuate. Concluzii: Conform rezultatelor obținute, studenții români la educație fizică au o mai bună condiție fizică decât studenții ucraineni din același domeniu. O direcție de cercetară utilă ar putea fi analiza comparativă a planurilor de învățământ de la facultățile de educație fizică din cele două țări.
Cuvinte-cheie: studenți, dezvoltare fizică, condiție fizică, analiză comparativă.
Received 2023 September 14; Revised 2023 September 28; Accepted 2023 October 2nd; Available online 2023 September 30; Available print 2023 November 30.
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