The Emerging Sedentary Lifestyle of the 21st Century Junior High School Students

The purpose of the study: This study aims to identify the following factors that affect the physical inactivity of the students in Saint Joseph College aged 12- 16 years old. It aims to understand the impact of this crisis and how to address this pressing issue. Materials and methods: A descriptive- survey research design was utilized to document the respondents' behavior, demographics, and experiences correlated to the questions provided. The questionnaire includes 15-item questions that seek to gather information on their basic profile, current experiences, and behavior towards physical activities. Results: The study discovers that teenagers aged 12-16 years old are inactive in physical activities and sports due to some reasons like the exposure of too much time on gadgets, whether the activity provides a fun and offers socialization, lack of motivation, occupied schedules for other matters, the COVID-19 pandemic, costly sports equipment on the sports of their interest, the unavailability of playing area, and lastly health concerns. Conclusions: Therefore, physical inactivity only alleviates certain issues, physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially. Physical inactivity is the result of demotivated individuals, physical illiteracy, prolonged screen-time, and health issues.