The Practice of Elderly Gymnastics in Sitopeng Village, Sitopeng District, Cirebon City

Authors

  • Dewi Erna Marisa Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Mahardika
  • Ramli Effendi Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Mahardika
  • Bambang
  • Widad Fadiyah Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Mahardika
  • Selyana Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Mahardika
  • Akmal Jamaludin Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Mahardika

Keywords:

Elderly, elderly exercise, blood pressure, pulse rate

Abstract

Life expectancy (UHH) is one indicator of the success of a country's development. The thing that is closely related to the increase in life expectancy is the degree of public health. The results of the 2018 Riskesdas show that the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases has increased when compared to the 2013 Riskesdas, the data on the proportion of less physical activity also increased from 26.1% to 33.5% and 0.8% of consuming excessive drinks. One of the efforts to prevent and improve the health status of the elderly is to carry out regular sports activities according to their abilities, namely doing elderly gymnastics.

The target of this activity is the elderly who are present during posbindu activities in Sitopeng Village as many as 25 people, the elderly will have their blood pressure and pulse measured before and after participating in gymnastics. Data analysis is used to process the existing data by percentage. The results of the analysis showed that of the 25 elderly participants who experienced a decrease in blood pressure after participating in gymnastics as many as 11 people or 44%, and those who experienced an increase in pulse were as many as 12 people (48%).

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07/30/2025

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Vol. 1 No. 01 (2025): KEMUNING (Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat)

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