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Would having an increased heart rate let you run even faster?

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Dr. Mark Weston answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Stay natural: Elite runners have slow resting heart rates from natural conditioning and efficient oxygen transport and stronger hearts more pump per squeeze need fewer beats to get job done driving your heart chemically to enhance sports performance results in arrythmias strokes death possible side effects.

Answered 7/12/2012

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