A normal person experiences a rise in blood pressure, heart rate, breathing rate, and body metabolism during exercise. In the hours following exercise, blood pressure and heart rate usually sink to levels slightly below normal. The benefits of regular exercise are well documented. Exercise Lowers blood pressure and heart rate. Increases exercise tolerance.
Helps bring about weight loss.
Increases physical stamina. During vigorous exercise, the blood pressure rises to meet the body's demands for extra oxygen. A vigorous workout may not be possible if a person is taking too much high blood pressure medication and the blood pressure becomes too low. Such a person might be tired and fatigue easily. There is no evidence, however, that appropriate doses of high blood pressure medications decrease a person's ability to have a peak workout experience.