INNOVATIVE MEASURES OF TEACHING THE DISCIPLINE «BASIC THEORY OF HEALTH AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE» FOR STUDENTS OF SPECIALTY 017 «PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS»

The article presents the developed innovative system of teaching the discipline «Basic theory of health and healthy lifestyle» for students of the specialty 017 «Physical culture and sports». Keys to a comprehensive and deep understanding of health are provided. A list of topics for lectures and practical classes covering all aspects of health - physical, psychological, social - has been compiled. The contingent of students of the discipline and the urgent needs of today are taken into account. In each of the topics, there is an analysis of why this is happening, and then there is a practical toolkit of what to do, again, with an explanation of why this is so. The analysis is from a biochemical, physiological, and psychological point of view. Social factors and world experience in sports and physical culture are taken into account. Variants of scientific game tasks are provided. Measures are provided for students to express themselves in individual and team work. Descriptions of work in classrooms, gyms, and at home are given. The course was implemented at the Department of Physical Education of the National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» for the specialty 017 «Physical Culture and Sports» of full-time students in the subject «Basic theory of health and healthy lifestyle».