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Why Do I Get Breathless and Head Heavy During Exercise?

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General Physician - Answered on Jul 08, 2024

Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan has been practising for 30 years.
She specialises in general medicine, child development and senior citizen care.
A graduate from Madurai Medical College, she has DNB training in paediatrics and a postgraduate degree in developmental neurology.
She has trained in Tai chi, eurythmy, Bothmer gymnastics, spacial dynamics and yoga.
She works with children with development difficulties at Sparrc Institute and is the head of wellness for senior citizens at Columbia Pacific Communities.... more
Asked by Anonymous - Dec 03, 2023Hindi
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Dear sir,when i am doing any kind of exercise,yoga or even morning walk continuously for 2 or 3 months ,i feel breathlessness and heaviness in head,plz suggest.

Ans: Get your cardiac evaluation done start your exercices prescribed by a Fitness medicine specialist
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