PENGARUH LATIHAN SENAM AEROBIK LOW IMPACT TERHADAP KEBUGARAN PADA LANSIA PENDERITA HIPERTENSI DI DESA SUSUHBANGO KABUPATEN KEDIRI

Background: Elderly people frequently suffer from hypertension. Due to their propensity for variable blood pressure, older adults are more vulnerable to hypertension. Physical issues, such a decline in fitness, are more likely to occur as you age. Thus, the influence of low-impact aerobic gymnastics on the fitness of elderly hypertensive people in Susuhbango Village, Kediri Regency, is of interest to researchers.
Purpose: To analyze the effect of low impact aerobic exercise on fitness in elderly people with hypertension in Susuhbango Village, Kediri Regency.
Method: A pre-experimental one-group pre-post test design was employed in this investigation. Thirty older individuals with hypertension made up the sample. Purposive sampling was the approach used for sampling. For four weeks, three sessions of low-impact aerobic exercise lasting thirty minutes each were administered. To view the fitness results, the measurement from the six-minute walking test was converted to VO2Max. The hypothesis was tested using the Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test, and the normality of the data was examined using the Shapiro-Wilk test.
Result: The average age of the 30 elderly participants—18 of whom were female and 12 of whom were male—was 64 years old, and their average BMI was 20 kg/m2. Based on the analysis results, a p-value of 0.000 <0.05 has been identified using the Wilcoxon statistical test. This suggests that there is an effect of low impact aerobic exercise on fitness in senior adults with hypertension in Susuhbango village, Kediri district. None of the study participants reported experiencing any negative side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, or palpitations, that would have prevented them from continuing with the research.
Conclusion: This study examines how low-impact aerobic exercise affects the level of fitness in senior hypertensive individuals living in Susuhbango Village, Kediri Regency.