The importance of physical education in the formation of a healthy lifestyle for the applicants for higher education

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the role of physical education in the formation of a healthy lifestyle of the applicants for higher education.
 The effectiveness of physical exercises in physical education classes during studies in the institutions of higher education by student youth has been revealed.
 It is noted that during studies in the institutions of higher education, the number of students enrolled in preparatory and special medical groups increases from 5.36% in the first year to 14.46% in the fourth year. About 90% of the mentioned contingent have deviations in their state of health.
 It is indicated that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an effective means of strengthening and preserving health, preparing the applicants for higher education for an active lifestyle.
 It has been established that physical education is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle of the the applicants for higher education and plays an important role in its formation.
 It was found that the systematic performance of exercises by the applicants for higher education in physical education classes helps to strengthen health, improve the functional state of the respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous and other systems, improve physical development, increase the level of physical fitness and work capacity.