Dr. Samsul Bahri, M.Kes
Along with the development of era and technology, everyone depends on the gadget. The results of the rapid technology make it easy for us to get something we want. But the negative impact that arises is the lack of physical activity in the community, which ultimately causes various diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart, and various types of other degenerative diseases. The negative impact is also experienced by children. Based on the research conducted by sports KK � pharmaceutical schools in 2019 on the physical activity of elementary school students, it was found that elementary students had a level of physical activity that was not so good, or in the category �sedang�. This is due to the duration of playing gadgets and online games that are very much compared to other activities. Then the level of physical activity tends to decrease in adolescence and these habits continue to adulthood (Tammelin, 2003). Traditional sports are a type of sport born to culture. Big traditional sports hope can help to increase physical activity in a fun, cultural and healthy way. This series of devotion will be held within three months, which is divided into three parts, namely: Data retrieval of physical activity level in the form of a questionnaire, as the initial data. The counseling process carried out by Karang Taruna to children every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday afternoon for one month. Conduct traditional sports races and data retrieval of physical activity levels. Another benefit obtained indirectly provides socialization and forms culture to exercise to children and adolescents (coral cadets). This activity is expected to increase the level of physical activity of children, besides being able to build sports culture in the environment, in addition to increasing the degree of fitness through community habits to exercise.
Introducing traditional sports to the community.
Age changes that ultimately make children's habits play dominant through gadgets, it ranks children rarely do physical activity and direct social interaction.