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How does dancing affect your heart rate?

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Increases: Dancing increases your heart rate because your muscles need more oxygen to keep you moving, which means the heart has to work harder to get the oxygen there!

Answered 4/14/2019

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25 yr female. 139lbs 5'4. No medical conditions, but GAD. Went back to dancing,i get out if breath really fast during excersice, i get pounding heart in the head and clogged ears. No medical conditions. Cardiology stress test normal. How can i fix it?

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