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Q: Is chest pain serious?

asked by: michelleturner on June 10th, 2009

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Hi,

I am 25 years old, out of shape and overweight. I've had no heart conditions (that Im aware of) and no diabetes or anything for that matter. When I exercise, and strain myself, I have chest pain. Its never really painfull enough to stop doing what I do, but its there. It goes away when I slow down or stop, and I have found that the more exercise I do the less chest pain I get, if any.

My question is this: Is this the sysmptom of a bad heart, or just someone thats grossly out of shape? In other words do I have to worry about my heart per se, or just getting back into shape and losing some weight?

Thanks!

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MandMs

replied on June 12th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

It sounds like you are out of shape.
If this chest pain is due to heart conditions, you should experience it on exertion or under mental or emotional stress, and only resting will ease it.

Try to lose weight and check your blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

Best wishes!

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