Topical issues of determining individual physical fitness of mature-age police officers

Abstract

Introduction. The article studies topical issues of determining individual physical fitness of male police officers in medical age groups of thirty years and older. Men over the age of thirty are considered to be of mature age, in which there is a gradual decrease in the main morphological and functional indicators. Goal. Taking into account age-related changes occurring in the body of an adult, the creation of a system for checking and evaluating individual physical fitness of police officers, which makes it possible to adequately assess not only their readiness to successfully perform motor tasks in conditions of extreme professional activity but also a psychological and pedagogical focus on preserving the health of each employee. Materials and methods. The study is based on a theoretical analysis of regulatory and legal sources regulating the physical training of police officers. Pedagogical supervision of the educational process served as the basis for determining promising ways to improve the existing system of physical training. Results and discussion. Currently, there is a tendency to change the control and verification standards for general physical training in the direction of their simplification for both current employees and candidates for police service. In addition, the target setting has been insufficiently developed, which determines the level of individual physical fitness that a police officer needs to successfully perform professional law enforcement activities, as well as what physical qualities have the potential to develop in an organized physical training process, especially for men of older medical age groups. Conclusion. One of the directions for improving the individual physical fitness of police officers of senior medical age groups is the introduction of control and verification exercises and state requirements of the All-Russian Physical Culture and Sports Complex “Ready for Work and Defense” (VFSK TRP) into the system of individual physical training of police officers. The adaptation of control exercises and regulatory requirements of the TRP complex to the specific conditions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation system will significantly increase the level of individual physical fitness of older police officers, preserve and strengthen their health and, as a result, professional longevity.

Keywords

• professional activity of police officers
• physical training
• education
• development
• standards
• testing procedure
• physical qualities