A member asked:

I notice when i work out around my heart area feels like its tightening up is this normal , i never had a heart problem and im only 21 and overweight?

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Dr. Tonga Nfor answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Unlikely to be heart: Good for you that you decided to take exercise seriously. Though not impossible, heart disease is unlikely in a 21 yr old woman. If you're out of shape the increased work of breathing and fast heart rates during exercise can feel uncomfortable in the beginning. But as you get fitter, that discomfort goes away.

Answered 8/31/2013

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