Possibilities of forming a healthy lifestyle of elderly people with pedagogical means

Introduction. Healthy lifestyle as an object of pedagogical research was formed in the scientific discourse in the second half of the twentieth century. However, the issues of formation and scientific substantiation of a healthy lifestyle of elderly people began to be relevant only in recent decades. Scientific interest from the side of pedagogical knowledge to this socio-demographic group is connected, on the one hand, with its intensive numerical growth associated with the growth of life expectancy of the population and, as a consequence, physical and intellectual safety, and on the other hand, with the principle of life-long learning stipulated in the latest law on education. Goal. The goal is to explore the possibilities of forming a healthy lifestyle for elderly people using pedagogical means. To solve the problem of formation of a healthy lifestyle in elderly people, the authors believe, it is necessary to conduct information campaigns about the importance of a healthy lifestyle, organize sports events and fitness classes, and teach the elderly proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Materials and methods. In the course of theoretical analysis, the understanding of a specific socio-demographic group of the elderly as subjects of educational activities was clarified; problems influencing the deterioration of social and physical health of elderly people were identified; a program of pedagogical support for the process of forming a healthy lifestyle in elderly people was developed and experimentally substantiated. The research methods used are analysis of scientific literature, observation, survey methods, and testing. Results and discussion. The article offers the reader a theoretical construction of the logic of implementing pedagogical support for the process of forming a healthy lifestyle in elderly people and a thematic plan of the program of pedagogical support for the process of forming a healthy lifestyle in elderly people. Conclusion. The novelty of the study described in the publication lies in the fact that the problem of forming a healthy lifestyle in elderly people is considered in the focus of its practical application, the developed program is substantiated not only by the theoretical foundations of the analysis of scientific literature, but also by the results of the diagnostic study.