RESTORATION AND EXPANSION OF THE FUNCTIONAL POTENTIAL OF HUMAN BODY BY MEANS OF AEROCRYOTHERMAL TRAINING

Aim. The purpose of the study is testing and evaluation of aerocryothermal training for the restoration and expansion of the functional potential of human body. Materials and methods. The studies were conducted with the participation of 34 men of working age, divided into 2 groups: those with relatively low (group 1, 16 persons) and normal (2 group, 18 people) level of the functional potential of human body. Level of the functional potential of human body was determined using exercise tolerance test, postural change, and by the level of serum fibronectin. The subjects underwent a cycle of aerocryothermic training in the regime: 10 procedures of 2-5 minute stay in the cryocamera at a gas temperature of -150 ± 2 ° C. The procedures were performed once a day or every other day. The duration of exposure was increased in parallel with the increase in cryotherapy tolerance. Results. It was found that as a result of aerocryothermal training by the examined persons had improved hypothermia tolerance (approximately 40 % compared to the initial level), increased anaerobic physical endurance (12-20 %), orthostatic sustainability (5-10%), non-specific resistance mechanisms (18-46 %). Listed changes were more significant in subjects with low levels of the functional potential of human body. Заключение. Метод аэрокриотермических тренировок в разработанном режиме является эффективным и без- опасным средством восстановления и расширения функционального потенциала организма лиц трудоспособного возраста, повышения устойчивости к внешним воздействиям, активности защитных механизмов от внешних и вну- тренних повреждающих факторов, что позволяет рекомендовать широкое применение метода в экстремальной, профессиональной, военной, спортивной медицине. Conclusion. The method of aerocryothermic training in the developed mode is an effective and safe means of restoring and expanding the functional potential of the body of persons of working age, increasing resistance to external influences, the activity of protective mechanisms against external and internal damaging factors, which allows us to recommend the wide application of the method in extreme, military and sports medicine.