Evaluation of the physiological characteristics of girls with different handedness using various types of physical training

Abstract

We evaluated the effectiveness of various types of physical training during classes of 5–6-year-old girls with different handedness. Each training method was applied to girls with ambidexterity, left- and righthandedness, who were between 5 years of age and 5 years 5 months and 29 days old. A total of 135 girls participated in the study. Specifically, 60 girls were part of the intervention group (20 girls with ambidexterity, 20 - with left-handedness, and 20 - with right-handedness), and the other 75 girls were part of the control group (25 girls with each type of handedness). We used well-known functional tests recommended by the researchers. Physiological characteristics are related to the activity of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and neuromuscular systems. The criterion showed significant improvement in the accuracy of the value of each of the studied functional parameters. It was established that the experimental factor provides better results for girls with existing handedness than the traditional approach. The performance was improved, and the final scores were significantly higher than those in the groups of girls who used a traditional approach of implementing the contents of physical training. The features of functional change in girls with different handedness and the final results need further investigation. However, in the three intervention groups, the experimental factor resulted in better values of all parameters than those used in the control group, which used a traditional approach of implementing the contents of physical training. The number of indicators changed considerably in size (not including blood pressure). The results (i.e., all six indicators) of the intervention groups improved. The control group showed improvement only in four of these indicators.