THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF INCREASING ADOLESCENTS OF SUSTAINABLE MOTIVATION TO HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
The article is devoted to the problem of forming in adolescents a value attitude to themselves, to their health, to a healthy lifestyle. Adolescence is chosen because, due to the crisis of the transition period, this is the most vulnerable period in the life of children before adulthood. The problems of strengthening and preserving the health of the younger generation, the formation of their value attitude towards a healthy lifestyle have always been the focus of teachers, scientists, parents, society and the state as a whole. In various studies, the concept of a «healthy lifestyle» has various meanings, but all scientists agree that the foundation of a healthy lifestyle is embedded in the spiritual and physical development of a person. No one doubts that the mentioned problem was actualized especially in modern conditions, when there is a distinct tendency to sharp deterioration of schoolchildren's mental, somatic, physical and physiological health. According to statistics, only about 10 % of children are considered to be healthy, others show different kinds of deviations in their health. Dozens of well-known scientists have long proved the substantial relationship between human health and its way of life, especially regarding physical activity. And although this fact is already an axiom, however, in general schools there is no positive dynamics in this direction, we do not notice. Of course, the problem of forming a positive attitude of schoolchildren towards a healthy lifestyle is not solved within the framework of one school, but there are more opportunities for the educational organization, since at its disposal there are enough hours allocated for physical education lessons. Proceeding from what has been said, the author convincingly proves in his article his position regarding the lessons of physical culture, which must be transformed from the «usual cycle» of educational disciplines into the life style of schoolchildren, into the «life lessons» of preserving and strengthening the health of the younger generation, in preventing harmful habits, including Internet addiction