The priorities of state policy in the field of higher education are defined by new educational tasks related to physical culture and health practices for the formation of spiritually and physically healthy future specialists. The design of the study is presented by a review of regulatory documents, an analysis of the practice of the educational aspect of the formation of spiritually and physically healthy university students, and a questionnaire. The level of development of health-improving physical activity of students (N=270) was determined. The leading constructs of the process model for the formation of spiritually and physically healthy university students are substantiated: target, methodological, substantive, effective for promoting the philosophy of a healthy nation.