THE EFFECT OF LOW IMPACT AEROBIC EXERCISE ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN HYPERTENSION PATIENTS AT SEKUPANG HEALTH CENTER IN 2024

Abstract

Based on the data in the Puskesmas of Shrews, that's 405 in January, 372 in February, 374 in March, and 406 in April. The number of hypertensive patients has increased from the previous month. The aim of this study is to find out if there is any effect of low-impact aerobic exercise on blood pressure in hypertensive patients in the 2024 Puskesmas of Batam City. The independent variable in this study is low impact aerobic exercise and the dependent variable is blood pressure. The research design used in this research is quantitative with pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest approach. The population in this poll is hypertensive in the Puskesmas of Sekupang. This sample is hypertensive. The total sample in this study is 34 hypertensive patients with purposive sampling techniques. The data collection tool uses the observation sheet. Data analysis using a paired T-Test test. The results of the study showed that the average blood pressure of respondents prior to low impact aerobic exercise was 144.5 systols and 92.5 diastols, whereas the mean blood pressure after low-impact aerobics was 134.1 and 89.8 diastoles. There is an effect of low-impact aerobic exercise on blood pressure reduction by a p-value of 0.001. It is recommended for research sites to perform low impact aerobic exercises twice a week routinely with the aim of helping people with hypertension to maintain their health and also as a prevention of hypertensive disease