The article describes the interests, and motivations in shaping the physical culture of young students. The article deals with common problems of physical education are solved by affecting the physical qualities and abilities of the person. In the article, it is stated that physical culture is a part of the general culture of man and society. In the article, the author emphasizes that it is always important to direct physical education to universal, national and personal abilities, to form a need-motivational sphere, and to master and direct basic and specific knowledge, which is written in the state educational standard on the subject of "Physical education".