FEATURES OF RESTORING STUDENTS' HEALTH WITH THE HELP OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES

This article examines the pedagogical and health-improving features of restoring students’ physical and functional condition through systematically organized physical exercises. In higher education, especially in pedagogical universities with a sports orientation, the problem of preserving and restoring students’ health is closely connected with academic workload, reduced physical activity, psychological tension, irregular daily routines, and insufficient attention to preventive motor activity. Physical exercises are considered not only as a means of developing strength, endurance, flexibility, and coordination, but also as an important mechanism for improving cardiovascular function, respiratory capacity, musculoskeletal stability, emotional balance, and general working capacity. The article emphasizes that health restoration through physical activity should be based on individualization, gradual load regulation, medical-pedagogical monitoring, and the integration of corrective, recreational, breathing, stretching, and general developmental exercises. Special attention is paid to the role of physical education teachers in forming students’ motivation for a healthy lifestyle, teaching self-control skills, and creating safe conditions for exercise performance. The study highlights that properly selected physical exercises can reduce fatigue, improve adaptation to educational stress, support posture correction, prevent hypodynamia, and increase students’ readiness for intellectual and professional activity. The article concludes that health-oriented physical education should be viewed as a continuous pedagogical process aimed at restoring, strengthening, and maintaining students’ health in the educational environment.