The Emerging Sedentary Lifestyle of The 21st Century Junior High School Students (original) (raw)

The purpose of this study is to determine the following factors that influence junior high school students' physical inactivity. It seeks to comprehend the magnitude of the dilemma and how to handle this alarming issue. A descriptive-survey research approach was used to describe the respondents' behavior, demographics, and experiences as they relate to the questions. The questionnaire consists of 15 questions designed to elicit information about their fundamental characteristics, current feelings, and behavior regarding physical activities. According to the study, junior high school students are inactive in physical activities and sports for a variety of reasons, including excessive exposure to gadgets, optional for entertainment reasons, lack of motivation, occupied schedules for other matters, the COVID-19 pandemic, expensive sports equipment on the sports of their interest, a lack of playing area, and health concerns. As a result, physical inactivity develops physical, mental, spiritual, and social problems throughout the time. Physical inactivity is the product of unmotivated people, physical illiteracy, excessive screen time, and health issues.