Gambaran Tingkat Latihan Fisik Jemaah Haji sebelum Keberangkatan di Kabupaten Lumajang, Provinsi Jawa Timur, Tahun 2017

Abstract Adequate health condition urgently required by pilgrims because pilgrimage process involves a very heavy physical activity. Hajj pilgrims with good physical fitness classified as pilgrims who fulfill health istiţā'ah. Participation of pilgrims in a fitness improvement program could be observed through physical exercise behaviour. This study aimed to describe the level of pilgrims’physical exercise in Lumajang District and analyse the relationship between the characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes of the pilgrims with physical exercise. This research used a quantitative method with a cross sectional design. Primary data collected through a survey from 185 respondents. Data analysis was performed using a statistical test of multiple logistic regression. The results showed that most of the pilgrims (61.8%) had high knowledge of physical exercise. More than 86 % of pilgrims have a supportive attitude towards physical exercise. In conclusion, this study found there was no significant relationship between knowledge and attitudes with physical exercise (p>0.05). Participation in physical exercise of pilgrims showed that 12,9% of pilgrims have a good and very good level of physical exercise. Physical exercise behavior provides an indication of the active participation of pilgrims in hajj health improvement program before departure. It was recommended that the the measurement of the level of physical exercise that took into account the factors of frequency, duration and intensity could be part of the policy on hajj health management in Indonesia.