The issue of physical education of students of higher education institutions by means of distance technologies is considered. The urgency of the study is due to the need to solve the problem of ensuring the proper effectiveness of physical education of students to maintain their physical condition in conditions of extremely limited physical activity. The purpose of the study: to identify the effectiveness of physical education classes by means of distance technology on the state of physical fitness of students. Material and methods. 80 students of Lviv Polytechnic National University took part in the experiment. A physical education program adapted for distance learning was used to conduct empirical research. The study used a set of methods: general scientific (analysis, synthesis, systematization, generalization), pedagogical (pedagogical testing and statement experiment) and methods of descriptive mathematical statistics. Results. Evaluation of the results, from the standpoint of the general objectives of the study, we consider the experiment quite effective. The final analysis of the study materials was statistically significant, there was a difference in the indicators of physical fitness in both boys and girls (p <0.05- 0.001). Almost the entire contingent of the studied sample showed a positive trend towards relative stabilization and growth of the results of physical fitness parameters. According to the final data? statistically significant changes (p <0.05) in the state of the studied parameters were observed in students before the end of classes. Conclusions. According to the results of scientific research, it is established that the use of specially selected means of physical education allows to mobilize the reserve motor capabilities of the body, eliminate the negative impact of sedentary lifestyle for a long time, and thus help maintain the psychophysical condition of students. The given data testify to efficiency of the offered innovations that according to results of the carried-out control of physical readiness of students during academic year of realization of physical training in a remote mode.