Involvement of rural women to different types of motor activity

The article presents the results of a survey of women in rural areas. It was found that women rated their own motor activity during the day as high (25.4% of women of the first mature age, 33.0% of women of the second mature age and 18.8% of elderly women) and average (36.2%, 30.7%, 40.4% of women of the first mature, second mature and elderly age respectively). The high and medium level of motor activity of rural women is achieved mostly due to performing various household chores, i.e., household motor activity. 16.2% of women of the first mature age, 12.4% of women of the second mature age and 6.4% of elderly women were involved in specially organized motor activity. Women prefer walking (21.1%), sports games (table tennis, badminton) (17.1%), cycling (17.9%), fitness programs (11.9%). The insufficient level of involvement of rural women in specially organized motor activity is related to their lack of free time, fatigue after work, insufficient financial capabilities, lack of opportunity to choose an activity of interest and insufficient knowledge of organizing independent physical exercises. The prerequisites for involving rural women in various types of motor activity are determined, namely: formation of knowledge in order to use physical exercises to improve health; formation of women's motivation to exercise; providing information and methodological support for women's self-education on independen t physical education and health activities; introduction of effective forms and methods of physical education and health activities with taking into account women's motives and interests; introducing active recreation into women's working hours and leisure activities.