The article assesses the impact of extreme recreational activities on the psychophysiological and functional state of the body of recreants. The study involved men of the first mature age, conditionally healthy, who, depending on recreational exposure (terrenkur, "kayaking", "quadrocycling") were divided into groups. The trainees of the Terrencourt group were characterized by a low degree of extraversion and a high level of neuroticism. The effect of moderate hypoxia determined the economization of the work of the external respiration system, which characterizes the adaptation of the body in conditions of short-term physical recreation. In the course of the study, it was determined that for recreants engaged in extreme sports, a high degree of extraversion and a low level of neuroticism were characteristic. A different effect on the functional state of the external respiration system was revealed in the «kayaking» and «quadrocycling» groups: with increased physical activity (in the «kayaking» group), a decrease in ventilator function was noted, and the novelty of extreme exposure (in the «quadrocycling» group) determined an increase in volume-frequency indicators of external respiration. Extreme sports increase the reserves of functioning of the main mechanisms of physiological processes. Data analysis confirms the need to determine the psychophysical state of recreants before the start of extreme recreational exposure. The effectiveness of recreational effects on the physical condition of the body of recreants is due to the systematic nature of recreational activities.
tourist and recreational zone, extreme types of physical recreation, psychological status, spirometry, adaptation, terrain, "kayaking", "quadrocycling"
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