FORMATION OF STUDENTS' MOTIVATION AND VALUE ATTITUDES TOWARDS HEALTH AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

The article is devoted to the problem of forming motivation for the health of student youth as a basis for observing health-oriented behavior and activities. The main factors in the formation of students' motivational and value attitudes towards health are substantiated. The role of psychological-pedagogical mechanisms and factors that contribute to or, on the contrary, hinder the formation of the motivational and value attitude of pupils (students) to health and a healthy lifestyle is revealed. The necessity of professional teaching of knowledge about health in order to form the appropriate motivation has been proven. One of the important tasks facing modern education is not only the development of the intellectual and physical potential of student youth, but also the creation of motivation for health, value orientations aimed at preserving and strengthening health as the main resource for their successful implementation professionally creative potential. There are a number of factors of a psychological and pedagogical nature that contribute to health activities or, on the contrary, hinder them. Professional teaching of knowledge with the aim of forming students' motivational and valuable attitude to health and compliance with the rules and norms of a healthy lifestyle makes certain demands on the content, forms, methods, conditions of learning as well as the personality of the teacher.