Age features of the attitude of students of special medical groups to a healthy lifestyle

Strengthening the health of students is a complex scientific and pedagogical problem that includes a wide range of issues from physiological influences in classrooms to the social and psychological aspects of student behavior. Therefore, the study of students’ attitudes towards their health and their behavior, which can affect their health, is necessary for planning physical education in higher educational institutions. Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University regularly conducts sociological surveys of students, including students with impaired health. They are the ones who are more susceptible to the influence of possible negative factors than others. Since lifestyle - including physical activity - is the leading factor in ensuring performance, attitudes towards it become the driving force behind the formation of motivation. As a result of studying age-related changes in the attitude of students of special medical groups, we received data on insignificant differences in most indicators. This requires increased attention to the system of relevant measures. Particular attention should be paid to the fact that students with impaired health have a clear idea of a healthy lifestyle, but the lifestyle itself for most of the respondents does not correspond to this idea. Consequently, one of the ways to improve the health of students is the formation of motivation for the implementation of knowledge.