In the theses, scientific and methodological approaches to the formation of students' culture of health with the use of fitness technologies are presented; the necessity and relevance of the introduction of a new selective curriculum "Fitness of Fitness Culture" in the educational process of multi-profile HEI are revealed; the features of the formation of culture of students’ health with the use of fitness technologies by the new modified program are analyzed.
Normative and legal aspects of modernization of physical education in higher education institutions of Ukraine are analyzed; defined the culture of health as the basis for the formation of a healthy lifestyle of students; the content, tasks and functions of fitness culture as an innovative means of socialization and inculturation of students are clarified; the culturological emanation of fitness culture as an effective means of forming the culture of students’ health with the use of fitness technologies is considered.
The deteriorating students’ health has intensified the search for more effective methods of improving the health of the younger generation, among which the place of health fitness, which has become a culturological emanation of the Western lifestyle, has taken an honorable place. Recently, the role of physical education as a discipline needs to be modernized in accordance with modern requirements of today. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce the latest innovative approaches to educational activities of students in the system of higher professional education, namely the introduction of the phenomenon of fitness culture as an effective means of forming proper health and culture of students based on cultural and health principles aimed at forming in students the basics and culture of health, as well as values, needs, knowledge, skills and abilities to maintain and promote health through fitness technology.
Theoretical justification, development and experimental testing technology is carried out, the use of a model for the formation of culture of health using fitness technologies for students of multi-profile HEI. The degree of scientific development of the problem of forming of students’ culture of health with the use of fitness technologies in the system of higher education of Ukraine is analyzed and the essence of baseline concepts is revealed.
In accordance with the objectives of the study, the model of forming of culture of students’ health was created, the technology of which consisted in the implementation of a sequence of such structural blocks as: methodological and target, organizational and content, activity and performance units.
Diagnosis of the parameters of physical, mental, social health, physical fitness, adaptive and functional capabilities of students of various multi-profile HEI. Thus, with normal functional stress of body systems (I level AP) revealed 5 students, which amounted to 1,9% of the total; 180 students – 70,3% - reached the second level of adaptive potential, which allows students to engage in the main group using all physical exercises; 27,8% of students have 3 and 4 levels of adaptive potential, which significantly reduces their ability to work and indicates a failure of regulatory mechanisms.
An experimental program has been developed to use the selective curriculum "Fundamentals of Fitness Culture" for students of multi-profile HEI in order to form an appropriate level of health culture of health.
It was found that the level of knowledge about the culture of students’ health at the end of the experiment was significantly higher (p <0,05-0,001). Thus, the largest shifts were obtained on the topics "The phenomenon of culture of health" in the context of fitness culture" (t = 4,90; p <0,001); "Cultural emanation of fitness culture as a means of improvement by modern fitness technologies" (t = 4,68; p<0,001).
An analysis of the impact of the experimental program on the physical, mental and social students’ health is presented. The obtained results testify to the effectiveness of the implemented process of forming the culture of health with the use of our developed selective curriculum "Fundamentals of Fitness Culture" for students of multi-profile HEI.
The results of the pedagogical experiment prove the effectiveness of the proposed experimental program for the formation of culture of students’ health during the classroom activity with the use of fitness technology.
Keywords: health, culture of health, students, fitness, fitness culture, fitness technologies, classroom activities, higher education institutions.
