Background: Effect of exercise on heart rate and blood pressure which is important for clinical studies and also importance of exercise for controlling blood pressure in routine lifestyle. Objectives of the Study: To study change in heart rate and blood pressure in medical students after different degrees of excercise. Material and Methods: The retrospective study done by using records of 150 healthy medical students of 201516 batch divided into 50 each group for mild, moderate, severe exercise respectively, studying at the Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences belonging to both the sexes volunteered for the study. The study was conducted at the department of Physiology during the month of November 16. Results: Table and graph showing mild, moderate exercise will increase slightly heart rate and blood pressure, severe exercise will increase more. Conclusion: The study depicts the variation of heart rate and blood pressure for different degrees of exercise among the students in VIMS, Bellary. Also to create awareness about exercise in our routine life style to maintain normal blood pressure.

Keywords: Heart Rate; Blood Pressure; Exercise; First Year MBBS Students.