All-Russian physical education and sports program “Ready for labor and defense” (GTO) for disabled people and persons with health limitations: concept, state, prospects for development

Aim. The paper aims to substantiate the improvement of the All-Russian physical education and sports program “Ready for labor and defense” (GTO) for disabled people and persons with health limitations (PHL). Materials and methods. The research was carried out through the analysis of documentary materials and legal acts, questionnaires and expert assessments, as well as using testing, approximation, extrapolation, interpolation, and statistical processing of empirical data. Results. The concept of GTO for PHL was developed, which is fundamentally different from the general program for healthy citizens and is focused on basic physical qualities of PHL and their terminal values through healthy lifestyle. The implementation of the program after its approval by the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation in 2019 is analyzed. Based on the concept of the GTO program for PHL and its first results, prospects for program improvement and implementation are justified. Conclusion. The implementation of the GTO program for PHL will allow for the comprehensive rehabilitation and habilitation of disabled people, as well as children and persons with health limitations. The program itself will increase their motivation for regular (systematic) exercises in adaptive physical education and adaptive sports and contribute to the achievement of a better life quality.