Vakhnova A. Formation of the health culture of high school students at physical education lessons

The work constitutes a theoretical and experimental justification for the implementation of a methodology of developing a health culture in high school students using psycho-technical games and exercises during physical education classes. The methodology is aimed to form competencies in the psycho-emotional sphere in high school students and improve culture of personality health in general. The study represents an understanding by the 14-17 years old pupils of their own health condition and the impact of negative factors on it, as well as value orientations, motivation to physical training and motivation of health culture. This allowed confirming the hypothesis that the psycho-technical exercises and games that are used in the process of physical education in 15-16 years old students, have a positive effect on mental and physical health, thereby increasing motivation for self-improvement and the overall health culture. The developed methodology of using psycho-technical exercises and games consists of 35 relative classes up to 10 minutes at each physical education class. The teacher at his/her sole discretion decides when exactly to conduct a relative class, depending on a scheduling program; other previously learned exercises for relaxation and restoration of strength are performed during warm-up or after physical activity, according to the preferences of the students. A practical significance of the developed methodology in the formation of a health culture among high school students using psycho-technical games and exercises during physical education lessons lies in the determination of the improvement direction of children’s health of high school age by correcting psycho-emotional component of the personality, obtaining and applying knowledge, skills of high school students during physical education classes and extracurricular hours. The other practical significance is in established formation criteria of health culture in relation to the psycho-emotional sphere of children of high school age during the training of psycho-technical games and exercises, as well as evaluation system of acquired competencies by students. The developed methodology helps to increase motivation for self-improvement, acquiring self-regulation technique of the psycho-emotional state. The need to develop self-control of their achievements by the students and its positive impact on motivation to support their physical health is justified by the example of assessing acquired competencies in the psycho-emotional sphere of health culture.