General health and other medical conditions
asthma
HYPERTENSION, ASTHMA
The majority of participants self-rated their health as good, very good or excellent at baseline—instructor-led: 70.6% (Although questionnaire data did not assess physical health in relation to other chronic medical conditions, participants noted observable improvement in their health during interview. For example, one noted an improvement in respiratory function and another in hypertension:It’s certainly impacted on fitness…. I do have asthma to a certain extent, and I have a preventative inhaler that I use every day, but the Ventolin, I think it’s called for any attack at the time, I’ve very rarely used it since I’ve been doing the walking scenario. So, that’s a big benefit. P29: Male, age 54 (Instructor-led)the doctor wanted to get me walking to … to lower my blood pressure, and maybe get rid of some weight. That was the main thing for me. I have a wee blood pressure thing at home and I find that it was certainly taking my blood pressure down, because I think that is what started it. P8: Female, age 75 (Self-directed)