This article presents a theoretical analysis of the features of modern physical training of future specialists and ways of supporting the motor activity of student youth. It is justified that the activation of students for independent physical exercises should use a variety of innovative physical culture and health technologies, modern forms and methods of learning - integrated classes, interactive forms of learning, the use of information and communication technologies, innovative approaches to assessing somatic health. It has been proven that the effectiveness of students' independent work is quite low, it is accompanied by increased time costs, both of students for its implementation, and of teachers for monitoring its implementation. Methodical support of the educational process plays an important role in increasing the productivity of students, during independent work. Currently, the process of development and introduction into pedagogical practice of a more advanced method of physical education, which covers the physiological, psychological, social and pedagogical aspects and ensures the improvement of the quality of educational work, activates the cognitive activity of students, develops their mental and physical abilities, is of particular importance. At the same time, an important role is assigned to the formation of students' abilities and skills of independent work. It has been established that it is possible to achieve a health-improving effect in the process of independent performance of physical exercises only by observing the main principles: systematicity, gradualness, adequacy and versatile orientation of training.In this way, the proposed technology of training cadets for independent classes in physical culture and health activities should be complex with the use of a large number of means and methods of influencing the personality. Involvement of cadets in independent classes in physical culture and health activities involves the application of a complex of educational influences, the development of a program of classes, the ratio of training tools, the dosage of loads and is a means of forming the need for systematic physical education classes in student youth based on the creation of ideas about a healthy lifestyle.