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What happens if you go over your max heart rate while working out? dangerous?

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No: Really no! you would get exhausted before too long. If you do have a heart issue, though, then it may get acutely worse during strenuous exercise and that would also make you stop.

Answered 11/19/2019

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Maximal heart rate: Calculations are estimates . If you are heathy enough nothing will happen to you. During exercise you go up to where you can go. I go over mine all the times at 50 y/0. Enjoy your work out.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 6/15/2018

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