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Abstract: Growth of the number of people regularly going in for physical culture and sports in the Russian Federation and strengthening of the nation’s health are the main goals of the All-Russian Sports Complex “Ready to Work and Defense” (GTO). In connection with this there arise a multitude of problem questions in relation to the forms, programs and methods of realization of these goals. In particular, it is important to decide what forms and methods of organization of physical culture and sports activities are optimal for raising the level of physical fitness and health improvement of various sections of the working population with regard to their professional activity. Of course it is difficult to work out instructions for all cases, but in the context of the goals and tasks of the ARSC GTO certain forms of organization of the learning-training process have definite priority. The given article reveals the potential of work of the group of health improving physical training as a special form of physical culture activity of women working in the sphere of education for the achievement of the goals and tasks of the ARSC GTO by the example of the Ural State Pedagogical University.