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BACKGROUND: Aerobic exercise is helpful in reducing elevated blood pressure (BP). It was alsofound that yoga is useful in reducing raised BP. Thus, they both can be used in prevention andtreatment of hypertension. Hence, the study aimed to observe both awareness and practice of aerobicexercise and yoga among hypertensive patients in Anand city.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional descriptive study was conducted. A questionnairewas prepared containing 24 questions about awareness and practice of aerobic exercise and yogaamong hypertensive patients. The questions were explained to all the patients, and 200 patientswere recruited from Anand city through convenience sampling.RESULTS: Two‑hundred patients were included in this study, of which 100% were aware ofhypertension. 67.68% were aware of the role of aerobic exercise in hypertension, of which 58.29%practiced them. The awareness of the role of yoga in hypertension was noted in 33.67% of patients,of which only 13.07% practiced pranayama and 9.50% practiced asanas.CONCLUSION: There was a complete awareness of hypertension among hypertensive patients.A large number of patients were aware of the role of aerobic exercise in hypertension, but only few ofthe patients practiced them. However, there was less awareness of the role of yoga in hypertensionand even lesser number practiced them.