Abstract
The relevance of the article lies in the need to develop an integrative approach and a model of motivation for the independence of physical education classes among students. The purpose of this article is to conduct a systematic analysis of the motivation for independent physical education classes among students from various professional training areas, and to develop and test recommendations and programs for promoting independent physical education classes among students. The authors formulated an integrative model of motivation for the independence of physical education classes among students and showed the types of motivation. The essence of motivation for independent physical education classes among students is revealed, which consists in the peculiarities of formation, functioning, development and destruction of needs and desires of students about physical education classes and, more broadly, health preservation. Approaches to the study of motivation for independent classes, motives are classified, recommendations are offered, and the most productive directions of research on the problem are highlighted. It is proven that modern students of different professional groups do not have a harmonious and sufficiently multi-level and multi-faceted motivation for independent physical education classes.