PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF 10—13 YEAR OLD SCHOOLCHILDREN IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA) DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE SMOG

Currently, with the development of information technology and the transition of schoolchildren to distance learning due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19, as well as air pollution in connection with forest fires in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the problem of preserving the health of the population, especially children and adolescents, is becoming acute for early detection of unfavorable tendencies and their recovery through education and upbringing. The article analyzes the current state of physical culture lessons at school, and also provides a comparative analysis of physical development, physical activity, the peculiarities of the daily routine and nutrition of 10—13 year old schoolchildren in rural and urban areas. The choice of this age category is due to the beginning of the transition period and a special susceptibility to external factors; during this period children are actively gaining muscle strength, which reaches its peak at the age of 15. A comparative analysis of the nutrition of schoolchildren with the traditional diet of the Sakha people is carried out, an analysis of physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic (from 2019 to the present) and annual forest fires (2020—2021) shows a low level of physical activity of children, which is below the level recommended by the WHO (at least 1 hour a day). Thus, the relevance of this study lies in considering the problems of increasing the physical activity of 10—13 year old children and familiarizing them with physical culture and sports to preserve the health of the younger generation in the modern conditions of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The article raises the problem of improving modern physical culture lessons at school, which requires a different approach, mastering new technologies and methods to increase interest in physical culture and sports. Physical culture at school should follow the modern conditions of society, and the main goal should be to improve the health of young people, to teach them a responsible attitude to their health.

nutrition, pandemic, smog, physical development, children, physical activity, health, urban and rural children, modern technology, physical education, formation, education

Bessonova V. P., Bessonov P. P., Bessonova N. G., Molukova S. R. Physical development of 10—13 year old schoolchildren in urban and rural areas of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) during the COVID-19 pandemic and the smog. Business. Education. Law, 2021, no. 4, pp. 430—435. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2021.57.467.