Physical activity motivation expression among Lithuanian sports university I-IV courses students

Worldwide concerns about the continued deterioration of the young people's health. Frequent student does not pay sufficient attention to healthy behavior. Physical activity is one of the most important factors in a healthy lifestyle, but physical activity of Lithuanian high school students is insufficient. Many scientists believe that Lithuanian high school student’s health is poor, and it is associated with low levels of physical activity, lack of conscious and motivated individual approach to physical activity. Students come by having a positive attitude towards physical education, but without the need for an internal physical self-education, they have poor Physical Education knowledge. Due to poor motivation is unlikely to believe, that the students are doing exercises on a regular basis, because of their actions depend more on external factors and situations. It is important to research physical activity requirements, objectives of the students, and, on this basis, to create a supportive educational environment that promote their physical activity. Object of the work – physical activity motivation of the students. Aim of the work is to determine the Lithuanian Sports University sports biomedical faculty I-IV courses students motivation to physical activity by gender. Objectives: 1. Determine how students value their health by gender. 2. Determine the importance of physical activity for young people. 3. Evaluate motivation to physical activity of LSU Sports Biomedicine Faculty students by gender. Conclusion: 1. It was found that men value their health better than girls. Boys evaluated their health as very good more often than girls and good health was evaluated more often by girls than boys. 2. Physical activity is important for LSU students, that were investigated. Active leisure time spend most of the surveyed students, but the guys are more physically active than girls, more satisfied with their physical condition and valued their own health better than girls. Physical activity benefits to physical and mental health, quality of life is better assessed by investigated girls than boys. 3. It was found that the main reasons for sport of students from LSU, who answered the questions, is the desire to live healthy, to enhance physical capacity, leisure, controlling body weight, aesthetic needs. Boys physical activity promotes more health disorders, aesthetic needs, fashion, need to compeet and pursuit of victory. Investigated LSU girls in sports are more driven by the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle, the ability to adjust the weight, increase physical capacity and meaningfully spend their leisure time