Purpose:to study and find out first year students' physical condition and physical fitness levels. Material:n the research first year students (n=86) participated. The age of the participants was 16 -19 years. They passed the following tests for physical fitness: 100 meters' run; run during 12 minutes; long jump from the spot; chin ups; torso rising from lying to sitting position during 1 minute; forward torso bending from sitting position, cm. Results:it was found that 41% of students have low and below average levels of physical condition and 76.35% -the same physical fitness level (unsatisfactory). So we came to conclusion that it was necessary to review the existing approaches to physical education system. It is recommended to increase the volume of compulsory classes of students' motor functioning at the cost of the following: usage of optional classes; physical exercises' practicing in free time; everyday motor activity in the form of morning exercises and sport games. Conclusions:the main reasons of students' physical condition and physical fitness weakening during their studying are: restricted quantity of academic physical education classes; absence of students' demand in systemic physical exercises' practicing; students' low motivation for physical education; absence of interest in physical exercises' practicing in free time; students' health worsening before entering higher educational establishment; imperfectness of school physical education.

Purpose:to assess health protection and health related physical culture trainings of first year students. Material:in the research first year students (n=121; 86 boys and 35girls of age 16 -19 years, participated. Results:components of students' individual health were found. Situation with health related physical culture trainings, ensuring students' sound health and optimal functional potentials of their organisms were determined. It was found that leading role shall be played by formation of health world vision values, knowledge about formation of practical skills in healthy life style. Motivation tendency for realization of intentions and practicing of health related physical culture trainings were found in students. Conclusions:the received results prove students' tendency to pay insufficient attention to individual health. It was found that health related physical culture trainings require modern renewal of education's content, forms and methods of physical education. The basis of such trainings shall be health related orientation.

Fotynyuk V. Comparative аnalysis of studies of physical fitness levels of WHO first-year youth students according to state testing results.Abstract. The article analyzes the dynamics of changes in the level of physical fitness of students of the first year of higher education (WHO) different years of study using the standards of annual assessment of physical fitness of the population of Ukraine. First-year university students (WHO) 2017-2019 years of study (n = 408; 408 boys) participated in the study. The age of the study participants was 17-20 years. They passed the following tests for physical fitness: 100 meters' run; 3000 meters run; long jump from the spot; chin ups; 4х9 m shuttle test, sec.; forward torso bending from sitting position, cm. The analysis of the study indicated the weakest aspects of the physical fitness of student youth. It is found that more than 90.44 % of the first year students have low level of fitness, which is not satisfactory. It is found that the highest scores testified to the performance of forceful exercises (pull-ups on the crossbar). The results of the study analysis confirm the tendency to deteriorate the physical fitness of student youth. For the overwhelming number of students, the requirements of the annual assessment of the physical fitness of the population of Ukraine, as a method of controlling their physical fitness, are impossible. The results of the assessment of the students' qualitative physical training showed that the vast majority of them were rated "unsatisfactory". This indicates the need for improvement in the process of physical education of students, students developing a program on physical education with a focus on wellness orientation and physical selfimprovement. Testing according to standards without taking into account the indicators of physical development do not help motivate students to further exercise. It is recommended to increase the volume of compulsory classes of students' motor functioning at the cost of the following: usage of optional classes; physical exercises' practicing in free time; everyday motor activity in the form of morning exercises and sport games.