Efficiency of Physical Education of University Students Based on the Motivation Choice of the CrossFit Program

Introduction: The article presents the results of the study of changes in the level of physical fitness of students of a humanitarian university and military academy cadets based on the choice of the CrossFit program in the process of physical education.Materials and Methods: The young men (n=92), aged 17-18 years, (two experimental and two control groups) took part in the study of the level of physical fitness. The study was conducted for 12 weeks. Experimental groups were engaged in the CrossFit program. The motivation for choosing the CrossFit program by the participants in the experiment (n=48) was determined using a specially designed questionnaire ʼThe Motives for Participating in Exercises Measureʼ on the example CrossFit. Results: For cadets, the results of sit-up and push-up have a significant increase (p