Active flexibility in girls before and after the annual cycle of stretching classes

Andriichuk Olga, Zadvorniy Bohdan. Active flexibility in girls before and after the annual cycle of stretching classes. Pedagogy and Psychology of Sport. 2020;6(3):117-126. elSSN 2450-6605. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/PPS.2020.06.03.009 https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/PPS/article/view/PPS.2020.06.03.009 https://zenodo.org/record/4543840 The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. § 8. 2) and § 12. 1. 2) 22.02.2019. © The Authors 2020; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 21.09.2020. Revised: 29.09.2020. Accepted: 14.10.2020. ACTIVE FLEXIBILITY IN GIRLS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ANNUAL CYCLE OF STRETCHING CLASSES Olga Andriichuk Professor of Health and Physical Therapy Department, Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, Ukraine, e-mail: andriiolla@ukr.net, orcid.org/0000-0003-4415-4696 Bohdan Zadvorniy Postgraduate student, Lesya Ukrainka Eastern European National University, Ukraine e-mail: Bodia19941205@gmail.com, orcid.org/0000-0001-7210-1730 Abstract Background and Study Aim: the decrease of motor activity among the younger generation and reducing interest in traditional physical education lessons requires finding ways to attract students to specially organized motor activity. The aim of the study is to analyze the indicators of active flexibility and mobility in the joints of the spine after an annual cycle of extracurricular stretching classes. Material and Methods: We involved 35 high school girls (15-16 years old) in the study. Mobile tests were performed (control exercises and tests): bending the trunk forward from a standing position and from a sitting position, bending and unbending the cervical spine, bending the thoracic and lumbar spine, bending the trunk to the right and to the left from a standing position, the rotational ability of the spine to the sides, the exercise "Bridge" (calculated in conventional units). Results: After a year of systematic stretching classes, the level of joint mobility and overall flexibility increased in the study participants. At the beginning of the study, the vast majority of high school girls had average and below-average levels of physical fitness. At the end of the study, the level was above average. There is a certain correlation between the indicators and the statistical significance of the results obtained. Conclusions: it can be argued that specially organized motor activity in the form of stretching classes changes the mobility indicators in large joints and joints of the spine. Key words: joint mobility, high school age girls, motor tests