Developing the readiness of future aqua fitness specialists to work with different population groups

Modern conditions require improving the quality of services in the field of physical culture and health improvement, in particular aqua fitness as a promising area of health activity. The aim of the study was to determine the main criteria of professional competence of a trainer and to analyze the components of educational programs aimed at forming the readiness of aqua fitness specialists for professional activity. Material and Methods. theoretical analysis and generalization of data from special literature and the Internet, content analysis of educational materials, the method of comparison and contrast.The article analyzes the features of aqua fitness classes with different groups of the population. The article analyzes the peculiarities of conducting aqua fitness classes with different population groups. The main criteria for the professional competence of an aqua fitness trainer are defined: the cognitive criterion is characterized by the possession of a system of concepts in the field of physical culture and the ability to apply them to solve professional problems; the activity-operational criterion is formed in the process of implementing the skills and abilities of professional activity and is characterized by the level of preparedness; the personal criterion is characterized by the formation of pedagogical abilities and certain features of professional motivation. It has been established that at the present stage, the professional training of future aqua fitness specialists is focused on the formation of special professional competencies in accordance with the current requirements of the fitness services market. Prospects for further research are seen in the development of new approaches to the formation of professional competencies of future fitness trainers in the process of studying the discipline “Aquafit”.