Effect of Modern Students’ Lifestyle on their Physical Development

Abstract

The study of the physical development of pupils over the last 50 years has established some features regarding the formation of morphological and functional parameters of schoolchildren. The studies were conducted using longitudinal and cross-sectional methods, which contribute to a more detailed analysis of the results. The lifestyle of students in Moscow and the factors influencing the physical capacity of the adolescents were studied, employing the questionnaire method.

Keywords

• children and adolescents
• physical development
• longitudinal monitoring
• dynamometry
• lifestyle of schoolchildren.