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Do you know if running causes a person to have more or less heartbeats in a given time span? I'm not particularly medically knowledgeable and not sure.




During the run their heart rate will be higher, but afterwards their resting rate might be lower.

Right, that was the question.

Is there a net benefit?


There is a net benefit. Your heart gets stronger and spends less effort for pumping out the blood.

Your resting HR becomes lower and blood has more oxygen. And this happens 24/7. Assuming you’re running 5K 2 times in a week.




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