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Is it bad to do lots of pushups everyday?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Not usually: Exercising is good for your health. An exception to this rule would be if you were deconditioned to the point that excessive exercising caused you become injured.

Dr Baez agreed

Answered 3/20/2013

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