The article investigates the problem of increasing the effectiveness of training future physical education teachers to organize remote physical culture and health activities of students. The purpose of the article is determined, which is related to increasing the effectiveness of training future physical education teachers to organize distance physical education and health activities of students as part of the general training of future teachers. The following research methods were used: theoretical – analysis of scientific sources on the research problem, empirical – conversation, observation, questionnaire. It is revealed that in the conditions of preserving the health of students in the conditions of extremely limited motor activity, one of the key problems is proper organization of physical culture and health activities of applicants in the conditions of distance education. The components of professional activity of a physical education teacher (constructive, organizational, communicative, gnostic, motor) and the degree of their influence on the formation of skills to carry out distance education in extracurricular time are determined. The basic requirements for the personality of a physical education teacher are revealed and the personal qualities that a physical education teacher must possess (love and interest in their work, presence of cognitive features, flexible thinking, emotional sphere, presence of volitional qualities, pedagogical tact) are established. Characterized by the ability to carry out remote, extracurricular physical culture and health work (constructive, communicative, organizational and gnostic). Possibilities of extracurricular work are opened and forms and methods of further improvement of educational process of preparation of future specialists of physical culture are revealed. The main provisions of the program of distance learning practice of applicants are developed and its tasks are specified. Key words: efficiency, training, future teachers, physical culture, distance education, physical culture and health-improving activity, skills, extracurricular work, extracurricular activities.