Kinetotherapy in obesity in primary class students

Abstract

The purpose of the paper: Foundation of the methodology for increasing the effectiveness of the physical education lesson and improving the recovery process of obese primary school students.

Research objectives: Studying the prevalence of obesity among school-age children, based on the results of their own epidemiological study and comparing these data with the data of official statistics in the country and abroad; Studying the problem of correcting excess weight in children of small school age and analyzing theoretical and methodological approaches for its solution; Evaluation of the level of physical development and motor training of obese primary school students; Elaboration, implementation and argumentation of the effectiveness of the experimental model, adapted for the recovery of students with obesity.

The novelty and the scientific originality: for the first time in the Republic of Moldova, an experimental model of physical education was developed and applied, adapted for the rehabilitation of children of primary school age with obesity. In this model, general developmental exercises (provided by the school curriculum), exercises for posture correction in combination with breathing exercises (which are prescribed in the kinetotherapy program, taking into account the specifics of obesity in children) were used, which contributed to strengthening their health and normalizing body weight.