Effects of Walking and Relaxation Exercises on Controlling Hypertension (Report‪)‬

There are 972 million hypertensive patients worldwide, 61 million in the US, and 15 million in Turkey; 7.1% of unexpected deaths are associated with hypertension (1-4). There are high incidences hypertension in Egypt (26.35%), Korea (33.7%), China (27.2%), France (28%), Northern Ireland (31%), Brazil (27.7%), and the US (24%)(4-7). Epidemiologic studies have determined that there is a 20-25% prevalence of hypertension in people aged 30-39 years, and this increases with age with a 50-59% prevalence in people aged over 60 years.