Abstract: This thesis analyzed the practical significance of, the realistic challenges against, and the counter measures for physical health education during the COVID-19 epidemic, aiming at providing theoretical references for the implementation of health education strategies in China.The research indicated that physical health education is the necessary requirement for implementing the strategy of "Healthy China" nationwide, and the fundamental means to ensure the physical and mental health of all citizens from the social perspective as well as the core contents to cultivate healthy conducts from an individual perspective.National physical health education is faced with the following challenges: (1) weak political restraints and feasibility that have led to failure in achieving the anticipated goals; (2) superficial and one-sided cognition in value that have marginalized physical health education; (3) extensive investment in human, financial and material resources that have weakened the basic security for physical health education; (4) lack of institutional supervision and assessment that have lowered the standardized quality of physical health education. It is proposed to bring the strategic focus of "Healthy China" downward so as to ensure the thorough implementation of physical health education policy, expand publicity channels in an all-round manner, enhance the value recognition of target groups, set up and perfect the accountability mechanism of supervision and assessment, and optimize the allocation of security on human, financial and material resources.

Key words: COVID-19 epidemic, physical health education, reflection, practical significance, realistic challenge