Practice of physical activities and use of technology in young students from private universities in western El Salvador

Abstract

The constant advances in the field of technology have caused changes in the lifestyles of young university students in western El Salvador, who are more interested in manipulating technological devices in their daily routine and therefore less motivated towards carrying out physical activities. in their free spaces. Physical activity is understood as the movement that a person performs in a specific period of time that causes energy expenditure. If this activity includes an organized physical exercise routine, it translates into improved physical condition and quality of life through enhancing physical condition, delaying the appearance of signs of fatigue and contributing to cognitive stability. Only 33.4% of young people are performing physical activity classified as high category, based on physical activity criteria (IPAQ: International Physical Activity Questionnaire). In other words, they carry out physical activity 5 days a week with a daily average of 3 hours, which turns out to be very little, while 97% of young people owned a computer and on average use it six days a week at least three hours a day according to technology use questionnaire (ASAQ: Adolescent Sedentary Activity Questionnaire, sedentary activity questionnaire in adolescents).