How might medications affect my exercise program, especially exercise intensity and heart rate response?

To be able to perform sustained activity, changes in heart rate, blood pressure and heart muscle contraction are required. Medications have the potential to alter exercise performance.

It’s imperative that you know what medications you are taking, why you are taking them and that you are able to provide a list of these medications to your fitness professional. We can determine, based on your medical history and your list of medications, what heart rate and blood pressure responses you can expect from exercise and design an appropriate exercise prescription for you.

We perform graded exercise tests at Fit for Life that give us vital information to correctly set your exercise intensity and keep you within an appropriate target heart rate zone. Always get permission from your physician before starting an exercise program, especially if you are taking prescribed medications.