Minister Of Health Asks Indonesian Elderly Not To Be Lazy To Exercise In Today's Memory, June 3, 2022

Illustras exercise for the elderly. (Kemenpora/Raiky)

JAKARTA Memories of today, three years ago, June 3, 2022, Minister of Health (Menkes), Budi Gunadi Sadikin advised the elderly (elderly) not to be lazy to exercise. This message is so that Indonesian seniors remain active and productive in their activities in society.

Previously, the elderly population in Indonesia experienced a significant increase. The Indonesian government was also asked to respond wisely. The goal is for the government to care more about the elderly. Both for their welfare and happiness.

Japan is known to have a dominant number of elderly people. The elderly population in Japan reaches nearly 30 percent of the total population. This means that around 30 million Japanese populations contribute to the image of the State of Sakura as a group of countries with an aging population.

This condition brought a big problem for Japan. The working class decreased. The country's productivity was disrupted. Indonesia then began to look at the same problem. This condition is because the population of 2020 emphasized that the Indonesian elderly group has increased.

The elderly group reached 9.78 percent of the total population. This number is up from the previous decade which was only 7.59 percent. This means that the elderly Indonesian population reaches 26.84 million people. A number that almost equals the population of Malaysia.

This problem must be a concern for the government. The government must be able to take care of the welfare and happiness of the elderly. All of this is so that the elderly group can live productively and carry out activities in the community.

If this is not done, the government is prepared to experience a decline in productivity as experienced by Japan. Indonesia is also predicted to enter the country with an aging population.

"The situation makes the lowest point in the population dependence ratio (the number of unproductive age populations compared to the productive age population) will take place quickly," said Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Hasto Wardoyo as quoted by Muchamad Zaid in a Kompas Daily entitled Beware of the Surge in the Number of Elderly Population (2021).

This condition is considered a big problem. However, the Minister of Health, Budi did not care. Instead, he advised the elderly in Indonesia not to be lazy to exercise on June 3, 2022. He believes that the combination of sports and health checks can make the elderly continue to be productive.

He emphasized that there are many sports choices for the elderly, from cycling to gymnastics. Budi asked them to do it only 30 minutes, five days a week. He considered the sport as a guarantee to keep the elderly productive in their activities in society.

This activity is actually considered by Budi to be able to be carried out before the elderly. This means that before the age towards the elderly, people should make exercise for the lifestyle. This condition will make them accustomed to exercising.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have to keep your health healthy. Our job at the Ministry of Health is to make sure you know how to live a healthy life. Even since the age of 50 you can still start a healthy lifestyle routine, don't wait when you get older (60 years old). )

Start by carrying out physical activities for 30 minutes every day for at least 5 days a week. If indications of severe illness can be detected early, then we can further ensure our health in the future. Maintaining health is much better and cheaper. " Ujar Budi as quoted on the Kemkes.go.id page, June 3, 2022.