Latar belakang : Hipertensi adalah kondisi kronis yang terus meningkat dan berdampak besar pada kesehatan masyarakat, terutama lansia, dengan risiko komplikasi serius seperti stroke dan penyakit jantung. Aktivitas fisik dan tekanan darah pada lansia di wilayah kerja UPTD Puskesmas Tabanan I dalam peningkatan kejadian hipertensi dapat dicegah dengan melakukan aktivitas fisik secara teratur. Tujuan : Untuk mengetahui hubungan aktivitas fisik dengan tekanan darah pada lansia di wilayah kerja UPTD Puskesmas Tabanan I. Metode : Penelitian ini menggunakan desain analitik korelasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah lansia dengan usia ≥ 60 tahun, responden pada penelitian ini adalah lansia di wilayah kerja UPTD Puskesmas Tabanan I sebanyak 109 responden. Teknik sampling menggunakan purposive sampling. Alat pengumpulan data kuesioner aktivitas fisik dan dianalisis menggunakan uji chi-square. Hasil : Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa mayoritas responden berumur 60-74 tahun sebanyak 97 responden (89%), sebagian besar perempuan sebanyak 77 responden (70.6%), dominan SD sebanyak 88 responden (80.7%), pensiunan sebagai petani sebanyak 64 responden (58.7%), lama hipertensi Sebagian besar 0 tahun sebanyak 72 responden (65.2%), riwayat pengobatan Sebagian besar tidak meminum obat hipertensi sebanyak 70 responden (64.2%). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara aktivitas fisik dengan tekanan darah pada lansia di wilayah kerja UPTD Puskesmas Tabanan I dengan uji chi-square diperoleh nilai p-value

Background: Hypertension is a chronic and rising disease that has a significant impact on public health, particularly on the elderly, with the risk of serious complications namely stroke and heart disease. Regular physical activity could decrease the incidence of hypertension among elderly according to the responsibilities of UPTD Public Health Center Tabanan I. Purpose: To determine the correlation between physical activity and blood pressure on elderly in the working area of UPTD Public Health Center Tabanan I. Method: This study employed analytic correlation study with cross sectional approach. The population of this study were elderly aged ≥ 60 years. There were 109 respondents recruited as sample of the study which were selected by using purposive sampling technique. The data were collected by using physical activity questionnaire and analyzed by using chi-square test. Result: The finding showed that there were 97 respondents (89%) of respondents aged 60-74 years. There were 77 respondents (70.6%) female respondents, 88 respondents (80.7%) of respondents had elementary educational background, 64 respondents (58.7%) respondents were farmer. The length of hypertension was mostly 0 years as much as (65.2%), there were 70 respondents (64.2%) of respondents had medical history of did not take hypertension medication. The findings of this study indicated that there was a significant correlation between physical activity and blood pressure on elderly in the working area of UPTD Public Health Center Tabanan I with the chi-square test obtained a p-value