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Can exercise promote height growth beyond genetic limits?
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Part of healthy life: Living a healthy life in general helps you reach you maximal height. That includes adequate sleep, good nutrition, exercise, stress reduction. Men grow can grow taller into their 20's. We women stop at 16. Nutritiion is particulary important.
Answered 2/10/2017
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