The use of terrainkur in the physical education class for therapeutic physical education groups

We investigated the possibility of using walking cures (terrainkur) in physical education classes for therapeutic physical education groups. The study was conducted at the stadium "Polytechnic". The stadium is located between Bogashevsky Tract and the Tom bank and surrounded by forests, which is a positive factor for terrainkur. The study was made in the spring. The study involved 16 people including 8 girls and 8 boys (students of Tomsk State University), aged 21-23, divided into two groups: Group 1 was a therapeutic physical education group of students, Group 2 was a group of students-athletes. The rank for the athletes who participated in the study was not lower than the First Class Sportsman. The students of Group 1 had musculoskeletal system disorders. The terrainkur route goes through the rugged terrain of the stadium "Polytechnic" with little ups and downs. The route was 1,000 meters long, the time of covering it was 20 minutes. On the route there were four stops every 250 meters lasting 1-2 minutes, during which students made breathing exercises. In the first part of the route the elevation was 141.75 m asl; in the second - 142.01 m asl (a slight rise); in the third - 143.07 m asl (a slight descent); and in the fourth part of the route the students walked on the straight flat terrain (141.23 m asl). The main research method was the pulse palpation of peripheral arteries. Heart rate was determined by palpation of the carotid or radial artery. Both groups had the maximum values of heart rate during the first half of the route (in Parts 1 and 2), which is due to the maximum elevation variation of 1.84 m. During the second half of the route there are uniform changes in heart rate, which corresponds to the reduction of the variation and angle of the slope. In turn, it should be noted that the stops made for both groups to rest were sufficient for recovery. The value of changes in heart rate in Groups 1 and 2 differs: the students of Group 1 had a marked increase in heart rate. This is due to the fact that the level of training and level of adaptive abilities of the athletes is higher than those of therapeutic physical education students. Thus, the dynamics of heart rate in both groups of students on the terrainkur route is unidirectional, which is closely connected with the terrain and the height variation on the track. Basing on these results, we can say that the route for the group of athletes is not for training, as pulsometry showed. Still, it can be recommended for the therapeutic physical education group - the heart rate in this group increases, but remains within permissible (i.e. no more than 50% of the maximum). The results indicate the high efficiency of terrainkur in the structure of therapeutic physical education department classes.

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