Use of Bronchodilators

• Prescribed bronchodilators should be given before exercise training starts.  This medication should only be given if spirometry results confirm that such use provides benefits beyond that provided by the long-acting bronchodilators that the patient may be prescribed.
  
  
• Increased lung function after bronchodilator use may allow the patient to exercise:
  • At a greater intensity.
  • For a longer duration.
  • With less dyspnoea.