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Should a person with a pacemaker avoid weight ?lifting
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Not unless: ...Specifically instructed not to by your cardiologist. Otherwise, reasonable weights for reasonable reps shouls help strengthn fightings
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Weight lifting: Not necessarily. But if not actively an exerciser begin with observed cardiac rehab and progress to resistance exercises under observation in the beginning.
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