Objective: The aim is to study the level and dynamics of instructor officers' somatic health during the course of employment at Ukrainian higher education institutions with special training conditions.
Patients and methods: Materials and methods: The study involved male instructor officers of the National Academy of Internal Affairs (Kyiv, Ukraine) of different age groups (n=103), who conduct training sessions with cadets - future police officers. The first age group (up to 25 years of age) comprised 8 instructors, the second one (26-30 years of age) - 11 instructors, the third one (31-35 years of age) - 14 instructors, the fourth one (36-40 years of age) - 16 instructors, the fifth one (41-45 years of age) - 19 instructors, the sixth one(46-50 years of age) - 17 instructors, and the seventh one (over 50 years of age) - 18 instructors. The study was conducted in 2017-2019. The level of instructor officers' health was examined according to the methodology of G. L. Apanasenko, which provides for the calculation of body mass, vital, strength, and Robinson indices, as well as the duration of recovery of heart rate after standard exercise. The research methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of literature sources, pedagogical testing and observation, methods of mathematical statistics.
Results: Results: Insufficient level of health was revealed among instructor officers of all age groups - the level of somatic health of the vast majority of instructional staff (over 75 %) is assessed as "low" and "below average", more than 95 % of instructors are below the "safe zone" according to the methodology of G. L. Apanasenko.
Conclusion: Conclusions: The research shows that the current system of physical training of higher education institutions with special training conditions is ineffective and needs to be refined in order to strengthen the health of instructor officers, increase their efficiency and, in general, improve the effectiveness of training future police officers at higher education institutions.
Keywords: instructors; physical training; somatic health.