Restoration of cadets’ mental and somatic health during their training under stress

Aim: The aim is to investigate the dynamics of stress levels, main symptoms of stress, and the level of cadets’ somatic health during their training in stressful conditions under the influence of various types of motor activity. Materials and Methods: The research, which was conducted in the academic year 2023-2024, involved 203 cadets of the 1st-4th training years (men), who were divided into five groups depending on the type of motor activity (sports games, strength sports, martial arts, athletics, integrated traditional methods). Scientific methods: analysis and generalization of scientific information sources; V. Yu. Shcherbatykh’s method for assessing the level of stress; H. L. Apanasenko’s method for evaluating the level of somatic health, statistical methods. Results: It has been found that cadets who systematically and consciously practiced the selected sports during their training had a significantly lower level of stress than cadets who practiced the traditional complex method of motor activity. It has also been found that the frequency of psychosomatic symptoms of stress in cadets who additionally practiced in sports clubs was lower than in cadets who practiced according to the traditional method, but the somatic health level was significantly higher. Conclusions: The results obtained indicates the effectiveness of any motor activity in reducing the negative impact of stress on the body of cadets during their training in stressful conditions of war. The results should be considered when organizing various forms of physical education in higher educational institutions where cadets are trained.