In the article, the authors believe that the establishment of a healthy lifestyle for the younger generation is today considered in the practice of schools and universities as one of the priority directions of the humanization of education. A special status is given to the concept of "valeological culture", the significance of the formation of which, as exemplified by younger schoolchildren, is due to the need to preserve and improve their physical, mental and social well-being.

The authors state that health and physical capacity are a condition and basis for the disclosure of a person's potential. The real lifestyle of a person subsequently depends on how successfully it is possible to form and consolidate the foundations of valeological culture and the skills of a healthy lifestyle at a young age. In this regard, it is believed that in universities it is necessary to pay special attention to the formation of the readiness of future teachers to organize work to develop the valeological culture of schoolchildren. The authors offer a number of important ideas in this direction, give a description of the method of work.

Keywords: health, healthy lifestyle, valeological culture, formation of readiness, professional training