Formation of healthy lifestyle skills as the most important component of the quality of education

The presented article discusses the problem related to the influence of the physical condition of schoolchildren on the quality of their education. The essence of the concepts of “health”, “healthy lifestyle”, “quality of education” is revealed; data on the state of health of schoolchildren at the beginning and end of education are compared; the role of schools in general and the discipline of physical culture, in particular, in the development of physical qualities of schoolchildren is determined. Scientists from various sciences (pedagogy, psychology, medicine) have established a direct relationship between the quality of the educational process and the physical condition of students. The quality of education depends on various factors: the material and technical equipment of classrooms and auditoriums, the quality of teacher training, the use of innovative methods, and the use of information and digital technologies. One of the most important criteria of the modern educational process is the use of health-saving technologies aimed at strengthening the physical, psychological, and moral health of the student, the use of which in the educational process is enshrined at the legislative level in Article 51 of the Federal Law “On Education in the Russian Federation”. The authors describe the importance of using outdoor games in physical education lessons and their impact on the quality of education.