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The Community Service Grant (PKM) Human Kinesiology Research Group (HGR) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sebelas Maret held an educational program on the Importance of Physical Activity in Addressing a Sedentary Lifestyle for Adolescents at SMP Negeri 1 Surakarta. This program aims to increase adolescents' knowledge and awareness of the importance of physical activity and the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, given the high rate of sedentary lifestyles and low levels of physical activity among adolescents. This education is crucial because the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle can lead to health problems, such as obesity, metabolic disorders, and even heart disease.

"One effort we can make is to introduce and provide understanding regarding the types and benefits of exercise, especially in addressing bad habits like a sedentary lifestyle among today's adolescents. For example, fat-burning exercises that focus on burning body fat," explained Dr. Dhoni Akbar Ghozali, dr., M.Kes., the chief executive of the HRG-HKINES 2025 Community Service Program.

This community service program encompasses a series of activities, including outreach, training, community interventions, and monitoring. The outreach program, held on May 9, 2025, covered three subtopics: anthropometric measurements and BMI, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle, and fat-burning exercises. The topics of anthropometrics and BMI, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle, were presented by Dr. Desy Kurniawati Tandiyo, Sp.KFR, while the topic of fat-burning exercises was presented by Dr. Inge Pramaratu, Sp.An. The students were provided with new theoretical insights related to these three subtopics, and pre- and post-tests were conducted before and after the presentation.

The intervention activity for the community around SMP Negeri 1 Surakarta, organized by the HRG HKINES PKM Team in conjunction with student cadres on May 16, 2025, was enthusiastically attended by 25 women from the Family Welfare Movement (PKK) of RT 003 RW 006, Manahan, Surakarta. In this activity, residents learned together about anthropometry and BMI, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle, and fat burning exercises with student cadres and the Student Assistant of the HRG-HKINES PKM Team. This activity was welcomed by Indri Arkarini as the Head of the PKK RT 003 RW 006, "Hopefully, through this activity, mothers also understand the importance of physical activity and can encourage children to be more active," she said.

This activity was followed by training for student cadres from SMP Negeri 1 Surakarta on June 26, 2025. Through this training, students were taught hands-on fat-burning exercises, including strength training and a fun walk, alongside the HRG-HKINES Student Community Service Assistant Team. "Through this training, students are expected to better understand the importance of physical activity, not only theoretically but also practically, and to be able to apply it in their daily lives," explained Disya Putri Harnanto, HRG-HKINES Student Community Service Assistant.

Monitoring activities on August 1, 2025, were conducted as part of the program's sustainability efforts, ensuring that student cadres could independently apply the knowledge they had learned through various activities. Ika Kartikasari, S.E., Deputy Principal of SMP Negeri 1 Surakarta for Student Affairs, stated that this program has significantly assisted the school in preparing new health cadres who are active and independent, empowering their peers and the community to understand the importance of physical activity and to avoid a sedentary lifestyle that is harmful to health. "With healthy and active children, we hope their academic performance will also improve," he said.

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