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A member asked:
Besides heat and caloric intake, what would cause someone to continue to faint during rigorous exercise? could it be i'm just out of shape?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Fainting: You may have become anemic from your vigorous exercise. See your doctor for blood work.
Answered 10/16/2013
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Heart disease: If you are truly fainting during exercise, and not when standing in between exercise bouts, you need a cardiac evaluation. Fainting during exercise is an ominous presentation of a variety of cardiac diseases which can be fatal. Depending on your precise history, you may need an ecg, echocardiogram, exercise test, and possibly other evaluation.
Answered 1/25/2014
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