To the issue about psychophysical training of students of higher educational institutions to the conditions of work of future professional activity
We presented the results of research of foreign scientists, which clearly presented the consequences of 20 years of sitting work in the office on the human body. Deficiency of physical activity both at work, and out of it in combination with hours-long stay of the worker in a standing position or sitting, is the reason of appearance of pain in eyes, pain in various departments of a back, a headache, wrist, buttocks, legs pain, etc. According to our study, 90% of office workers will suffer from the health problems listed above and will struggle to do their jobs. We justified that diseases related to physical overload and functional overvoltage of individual organs and systems concern not only office workers, but also are relevant in the study of professional risks of a number of other specialists: teachers, doctors, librarians, accountants, programmers, etc. We assumed that the formation of a system of knowledge and skills related to professional safety, health protection, prevention of certain diseases of employees of various specialties should be laid down during the period of study in higher education, including physical culture and sports. Physical education of students of various specialties should, first, be as an integral part of the general process of education, secondly, have a vocational and applied orientation, the tasks of which are special psychophysical preparation for professional activity, formation and improvement of professionally important physical qualities and skills, development and strengthening of necessary physiological functions.