THE METHOD OF FORMING THE NEED FOR PHYSICAL SELF-IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The article, based on the analysis of sources, defines and analyzes the need for physical self-improvement of student youth, namely: the structure and main components of this need have not yet been fully disclosed; the method of step-by-step application of means and methods in forming the need for physical exercises has not been developed; methods of interest formation and motives of independent physical exercises are not sufficiently researched. It is noted that the professional training of student youth cannot be complete if it is limited only to mastering knowledge in the specialty, an indispensable requirement for the successful training of students of higher education in Ukraine is the mandatory availability of physical capabilities for each student to use their knowledge as efficiently as possible in future professional activities.
 The analysis of literary sources and dissertation studies shows that the problem of forming the need for physical self- improvement is just beginning to be developed. Until now, the concept of "need for physical self-improvement" has not been clearly defined, the structure and main components of this need have not been revealed, the methodology for the step-by-step application of means and methods in the formation of the need for physical exercises has not been developed, the means and methods of forming interest and motives for independent exercises have not been sufficiently researched physical exercises.
 The purpose of the article is to theoretically substantiate and experimentally verify the effectiveness of the method of forming the need for physical self-improvement among students of higher education institutions of Ukraine. Principal results. It is proved that the three-component program of formation of the need for physical self-improvement of future specialists proposed by the author covers all aspects of physical education and allows it to act as a fundamental process of forming a students’ physical culture, when the valuable components of this sphere of culture become for them an internal asset and an objective vital need.