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Introduction: Covid-19 survivors often complain of fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, fever, dermatitis, headache and so on. This decrease then has an impact on changes in cardiorespiratory fitness. Objective: Determine the level of cardiorespiratory fitness in Covid-19 survivors. Method: This study used a cross sectional design. The population of this study is Covid-19 survivors in Makassar City. Sampling using purposive sampling technique with a sample of 385 people. Data collection was carried out by taking primary data through measuring cardiorespiratory fitness levels using the Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT). Results: A total of 236 people (61.3%) Covid-19 survivors had a low level of cardiorespiratory fitness with an average distance value of 507.6 meters. Conclusion: Respondents who come from the adolescent age group, have a normal BMI, high activity, asymptomatic and mild symptoms, and a phase of chronic Covid-19 infection tend to have a good level of cardiorespiratory fitness. While most respondents from the elderly age group, have obese and obese BMI, work as medical personnel with low physical activity, accompanied by comorbidities and the acute Covid-19 infection phase have a low level of cardiorespiratory fitness.

Pendahuluan: Low Back Pain (LBP) merupakan keluhan yang sering dijumpai di masyarakat, merupakan persoalan di masyarakat karena sering mengakibatkan penderita terganggu atau tidak dapat melakukan tugas sehari-hari. Tujuan: Mengetahui pengaruh Core Strength Training (CST) terhadap perubahan nyeri dan activity daily living (ADL) pada penderita low back pain (LBP). Metode: penelitian ini yaitu quasi eksperimental dengan rancangan penelitian pretest-posttest one group design di mana pengaruh latihan diukur sebelum dan setelah perlakuan. Sampel berjumlah 15 orang yang terdiri 53,5% perempuan dan 46,7% laki-laki dengan rentang usia 25-65 tahun. Hasil: Uji statistika menggunakan uji Wilcoxon diperoleh nilai signifikan p = 0,001 (p

Pendahuluan: Lansia yang memiliki permasalahan kesehatan dikatakan lebih mengalami kerentanan (frailty). Salah satu aspek yang menyebabkan lansia mengalami kerentanan adalah risiko jatuh yang tinggi. Tujuan: Mengetahui pengaruh latihan keseimbangan dan Ankle Strategy Exercise terhadap risiko jatuh lansia. Metode: Menggunakan analitik komparatif dengan desain penelitian one group pretest-posttest design Populasi pre lansia 50-60 tahun dan lansia >60 tahun, pengambilan sampel dengan teknik purposive sampling yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. Pengumpulan data dengan instrumen Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT). Hasil: Menunjukkan bahwa nilai p=0.000 (p