Medication influence on exercise:
The influence of medications on exercise was described by Gauer, RL and O’Connor, FG with Department of Family Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, in the article“How To Write An Exercise Prescription.” Accessed 3/8/2013. (15)
Beta Blockers with examples including Lopressor and Toprol XL( metoprolol), Coreg (carvedilol), Tenormin (atenolol), Bystolic (bisoprolol), reduce heart rate and blood pressure during both rest and exercise. Beta blockers will increase baseline exercise capacity in patients with pre-existing angina and will either decrease or have no affect on those patients without angina.