Characteristics of the motivational value-based attitude of students towards physical education.

Abstract

The article explores the peculiarities of the motivational value-based attitude of modern student youth of Ukraine to the physical education classes and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. 501 students of three higher educational institutions of Ukraine participated in the study. The research was conducted by authors’ questionnaires that allowed to study the attitude of students to traditional physical education, extracurricular physical healthcare and sports activities, as well as to find the reasons that prevent students from regular physical exercises and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle. The results of the study showed the lack of motivation of the student youth of Ukraine for traditional physical education classes that leads to a low level of physical fitness and health of future specialists.