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Introduction. The paper discusses the way of forming a model of a «healthy lifestyle», its testing in physical education classes for senior high school students, for whom it is important to have an idea not only about a rational lifestyle, but also an activity-based overcoming the psychophysiological problems of one’s own inertia. Methodology and methods of the research. During the analysis of scientific literature and discussion of the experience of teachers of the Chair of Physical Education of the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, there were formulated the most accurate definitions of the following concepts: «health» as a process of maintaining one’s homeostasis in terms of adaptation to various environmental factors, physical, mental and intellectual loads; «healthy lifestyle» as a rational way of life, aimed at maintaining and strengthening health. Interpretation of research and experiment results is given. The study was based on the methodology of dialectic materialism and pragmatism in education, general scientific methods of comparison (analysis and synthesis) were also used; as a part of the theoretical course, a pedagogical experiment was conducted. The results of the research. Analysis of domestic literature on health promotion issues has been carried out and the definitions of the concepts «health» and «healthy lifestyle» have been developed in accordance with the goal setting. Based on the understanding that the health of modern senior high school students is getting worse (this fact is confirmed by the data of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation), the author critically assesses the existing educational programs in physical culture and considers it necessary to build a student’s knowledge about the model of rational life activity aimed at preserving and promoting health. During the study, every third physical education lesson, which was adapted in the form of a theoretical educational unit, became a platform for the formation of knowledge about a healthy lifestyle model. Conclusion. Based on the developed theoretical and methodological blocks of work with senior high school students and the results of the experimental platform to form the basis of a healthy lifestyle, the author came to the conclusion that the effectiveness of organizing and conducting various forms of physical culture depends largely on the quality of the educational and physical base, the high professionalism of teachers and the degree of readiness of students to lead a healthy lifestyle.