EFEKTIFITAS BRISK WALKING EXCERCISE TERHADAP PENURUNAN TEKANAN DARAH PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI POLKES MONGINSIDI

Abstract

Background: The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that to lower blood pressure, "Do
moderate intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking for 150 minutes (two hours, 30 minutes) per
week. By making an exercise goal of five times a week for 30 minutes per exercise, although there are
training sessions that are shorter in time, they still count. Apart from that, also do muscle strengthening
activities at least two days per week, flexibility training and muscle stretching exercises. Pre-experimental
method with a one group pretest research design -posttest. The population in this study was 30 people with
a sampling technique using proportional sampling. Results: you can see the results of the Wilcoxon test on
the SPSS Version 26 computerized system showing that at α = 0.05 the result was ρ-value = 0.000 < α = 0
.05, which means that there is an influence of the Brisk Walking Exercise on changes in blood pressure in
hypertension sufferers in the Monginsidi Health Police working area. Brisk walking exercise is a type of
exercise recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Sports
Medicine with a frequency of 3-5 times a week for 30 minutes. This exercise is very useful for reducing
mortality in sufferers of cardiovascular disorders including hypertension. Inappropriate exercise, on the
other hand, too vigorously and excessively, can actually increase the risk of decreasing cardiac output
capacity in hypertensive patients. Conclusion: The effect of brisk walking exercise on reducing blood
pressure in hypertensive patients in the Monginsidi police station working area with a sample of 30 patients,
it can be concluded that the Brisk Walking Exercise has an influence on changes in blood pressure in
hypertension sufferers in the Monginsidi police station working area so it needs to be used as a reference
to be able to carried out in communities with hypertension.
Keywords: Blood pressure, Brisk Walking Exercise