Analysis of the physical activity of students of higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The article contains data on the theoretical analysis of literary sources relating to the study of the importance of the physical activity of student youth and the results of the study of physical activity of students of various higher educational institutions in Kazakhstan. The following characteristics have been defined: students' satisfaction with the organization of the educational process in physical education and sports universities, students' interest in physical education, the necessary periodicity of physical activity in the week cycle according to the student’s opinion. During the research were established the physiological characteristics of the body of students as body composition and body mass index. On the basis of the conducted research, it can be concluded that in most institutions of higher education there is a lack of motor activity and this deficiency ultimately negatively affects the health of students.