CHANGES IN BLOOD PRESSURE BASED ON GYMNASTIC FREQUENCY IN HYPERSENSITIVE ELDERLY AT THE ELDERLY INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE CENTER, PAYAMAN LAMONGAN

Abstract

Hypertension is a condition where blood pressure increases abnormally. Hypertension can
be treated using non-pharmacological methods, one of which is elderly gymnastic. Elderly gymnastic
is a series of regular, directed and planned movements that are followed by elderly people in the form
of physical exercise which affects the physical abilities of the elderly. The aim of this study was to
identify changes in blood pressure based on the frequency of exercise in hypertensive elderly at the
Integrated Healthcare Center for the Elderly in Payaman Lamongan. This type of research is
descriptive research with a cross sectional approach. The sample size was: 53 people. Sampling
technique: purposive sampling. Data was collected by observing blood pressure measurements before
and after doing elderly gymnastic which was done for 15-25 minutes twice a week for two weeks.
The results showed that there was a change in blood pressure from before doing gymnastics, almost
half of the elderly had stage 2 hypertension (49.1%) and half of them had stage 1 hypertension
(50.9%) after doing elderly gymnastic, most of the hypertensive elderly experienced a change in
blood pressure to Pre Hypertension (62,2%) and a small portion were in the normal category (22,6%)
and stage 1 hypertension category (15,2%). It is hoped that elderly people with hypertension will be
more active and regularly participate in elderly gymnastic activities as one of the measures to control
hypertension in reducing blood pressure and maintaining ideal body weight.