THE SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EVERYDAY REALITY OF STUDENT YOUTH

The work substantiates the importance of sociological research related to the study of the problems of a healthy lifestyle of student youth. The results of a study conducted in September 2024 are presented. Relevance the study is determined by the existing contradiction between the need for health and maintaining a healthy lifestyle among student youth. The object of the study is 1st and 2nd year students of NTUU "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", the goal is to identify the connection between health, a healthy lifestyle and its elements. Work results can be used in physical education curricula to improve the physical fitness of students, the data obtained are able to illustrate the need to develop special programs to solve the problem of poor health in practice. Human health is one of the most significant factors influencing the functioning and development of society. Health is a state when a person can optimally perform all the social and biological functions inherent in him as a socio-biological being. Often, a person’s health status becomes the reason for actions that affect the general situation in the country. A sick person seems to fall out of public life, that is, he does not fulfill his functions as a mother/father, boss/subordinate, citizen, etc. In today's world, the impact of health on society is most clearly illustrated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries suffered large material losses due to the cessation of the tourism sector and some areas of the service sector, which resulted in a decrease in the standard of living of certain categories of the population. It is also impossible not to note the impact of measures to combat the spread of the disease (switching to remote work and learning, social distancing, wearing masks) on the psychological state of people deprived of their usual socialization.