Sport as a factor of maintaining and increasing the potential of public health

Abstract

The issues of the influence of sports on the formation of public health are considered on the example of students, who are distinguished by a high level of sensitivity and the ability to adapt to external changes in the environment. The results of the study are given, attention is drawn to the fact that not all students represent the essence of a healthy lifestyle as part of a common culture, and physical education and sports are not a priority in the student behavior model. It is concluded that physical culture and sports for modern Russian youth are not dominant in the system of value orientations.