ABSTRACT

Introduction: Hypertension is a condition where blood pressure increases more than 140/90 mmHg,
both systolic and diastolic. Hypertension can be influenced by several factors, especially lack of
physical activity. Lack of physical activity can cause hypertension due to feelings of laziness, active
work, lack of free time for exercise. One non-pharmacological therapy that can be done to reduce
the risk of hypertension is Low Impact Aerobic exercise which is very suitable for hypertension
sufferers and has benefits such as maintaining a healthy heart, lungs, muscle joints and stabilizing
blood pressure.
Method: This research design used a pre-experimental design using the One Group Pretest-Posttest
method design, the research was carried out at the Bekasi for 10 minutes then the blood pressure
measurement (post-test) is carried out, which is given twice for 2 weeks. Blood pressure was
measured using a sphygnamometer. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with data
analysis using a paired T test.
Results: The results of the study showed that the difference between the pre-test systolic blood
pressure was 142 mmHg, after being given the intervention the systolic blood pressure was 129
mmHg with p-Value= 0.000 α 0.05. So it can be concluded that Low
Impact Aerobic Exercise can reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
Keywords: Low Impact Aerobic Exercise, Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Physical Activity