In modern society, physical culture and sports occupy the most important place in the formation of students youth personality. The article describes the valeological foundations of healthy lifestyle and how valeology is related to aviation specialist’s profession. The basic principles and various ways of valeological knowledge formation, valeological outlook, motivation of students’ physical self-improvement, the role of physical education in the professional and physical development of future aviation specialists at Flight Higher Universities are determined.
The necessity of application of scientific and organizational principles of valeological education in physical education based on comprehensively worked out appropriate methodology is substantiated.
Preserving and strengthening the students health today is an integral part of the educational process at Fligft Higher Universities of Ukraine. Each system introduction of innovative pedagogical technologies into the activity of Fligft Higher Universities should carry the students health responsibility, their level of biological, social and professional adaptability, to provide the individuality and consistency of the instructors’ activities with medical personnel of the University. The task of physical education departments of Fligft Higher Universities to transform the way of students’ life, which is characteristic for a considerable part of student youth, in healthy, in a way that would not destroy, but strengthened health. The problem of a healthy lifestyle formation is largely associated
with the level of students’ and instructors’ culture.
It is established that students need for physical self-improvement is formed more successful, the higher is the educational level, the degree of other needs, that is, the more formed their identity. A direct relationship was found between the formation of the need for physical self-improvement and the professional orientation of the students’ personality, which confirms the dialectical unity of physical and intellectual activity.
In connection with this, it is necessary to pay more attention to educational work with students as one of the means that promote the formation of healthy lifestyle knowledge, the choice for improving health means, preventing diseases, ensuring a high level of physical development, reducing the negative impact of adverse environmental factors and bad habits. Optimization of health and fitness culture at Flight Higher Universities is possible through valeological education, which combines the study of educational material with valeology, and through independent physical exercise.