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Can exercising to much doing isanity hurt you how much weight is safe to lose if your 127 lbs 5'7 can it make your blood pressure significantly drop?
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Weight loss unneeded: If you are 5'7" and weigh 127, you do not need to lose weight. In general, if you are otherwise healthy without heart or vascular conditions, vigorous exercise performed properly will not cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure.
Answered 9/26/2013
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