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Can you please tell me why it'sbad for your body to exercise a lot, on a regular basis?

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Maybe not.: I exercise almost daily-without issues. However, i only exercise heavily 3 times per week. So it is not how frequent you exercise or how long, but how intense. Intense exercise requires some relative rest in between, to you allow tissue and muscle to heal from any micro-trauma!

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Answered 9/29/2015

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A member asked:

Can you please tell me why it'sbad for your body to exercise a lot, on a regular basis?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Dr Pappas and 3 doctors agreed

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