У статті розглядаються питання щодо використання засобів народної фізичної культури, як дієвого чинника у формуванні мотиваційної сфери студентів аграрних вищих закладів освіти щодо фізичного вдосконалення. Доведено, що систематичні заняття нетрадиційними засобами фізичної культури сприяють вихованню у студентів потреби, мотивів та інтересу до фізичного самовдосконалення.
Article is devoted to public physical culture as an important factor in motivation sphere formation of students and their role in higher agricultural educational establishments are observed. It is approved that regular non-traditional physical trainings contribute to arise the needs, motives and interest to physical self-improvement of students. The current demographic situation in Ukraine, increasing level in population’s morbidity, Ukrainian lagging indicators for life expectancy in comparison with leading world countries necessitate priority problem solving as for population’s priority health needs. Under such conditions, the special role of healthy lifestyle and an important factor is physical activity [2, 5, 7]. In terms of studying in higher education an important part of a healthy lifestyle is physical education. The effectiveness of physical education classes in higher educational institutions increase when traditional means of physical education are combined with elements of folk physical culture. Of primary importance in the present conditions is the formation of motivation of the students on the combination of traditional means of physical training with physical education. Through regular recreational and educational training sessions on physical education and participation in sports and sports events this activity is essential part of students’ everyday life. [2, 4, 6].