PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN CHILDREN DURING THE PANDEMIC (COVID-19)

Since childhood physical education, sports and power activities figure in every person's life. As a child develops, parents send him or her to sports sections of different orientation: gymnastics, soccer, athletics, boxing, etc. The formation of such a habit as a hobby physical activity is carried out not only to occupy their free time, but mainly to ensure normal physiological development, improve the functional processes of the growing organism, as well as strengthen the immune system and the overall health of the child. With age, children may change their hobbies, change sports or engage in art and creativity, but moderate loads still remain in their lives, such as school physical education classes or student physical education classes, which continue for almost the entire period of study: from 1 to 9 (11) grade and 1 to 3 (5) year, respectively. This is due to the fact that sport and human health are in close relationship, as physical activity provides good body condition, improves mental and psychological development, strengthens immunity, has a general preventive effect on the body. That is why regular exercise is so important. The paper considers the problems of forming a healthy lifestyle in children and provides recommendations for overcoming them, also considered the statistics of public health to emphasize the relevance of the topic, also this article focuses on the pandemic (COVID-19), its impact on physical activity, pupils, students, employees and other citizens. The reasons that led to a decrease in motor activity of citizens, as well as some recommendations to avoid the worst consequences.

Key words: healthy lifestyle, health, health risk factors, pandemic(COVID-19), coronavirus, physical education, self-isolation, maintaining physical fitness.