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Can you still improve in leg endurance activities like running and swimming with hypokalemia? or does it just feel like not improving and exhaustion?

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Hypokalemia: Hypokalemia should be resolved before conducting vigorous exercise. There is potential danger and your exhaustion will only increase.

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Answered 4/24/2019

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